The Phillies have hired Juan Castro as their new infield coach, the team announced after the news was reported by MLB.com’s Jon Morosi and Todd Zolecki (Twitter link). He takes the position vacated by Bobby Dickerson, who is now the Padres’ bench coach.
Castro was already with the Philadelphia organization, having served as its minor-league infield coordinator in 2019. He also played with the Phillies briefly in 2010 — one of the final stops in a big-league career that spanned 17 seasons and five clubs.
Despite possessing little in the way of MLB-worthy hitting ability, Castro commanded nearly three thousand lifetime plate appearances owing to his magical glovework. After wrapping up his playing career following the 2011 campaign, and before landing with the Phils, Castro worked in varying capacities with the Dodgers and the Mexican League’s Tijuana Toros.
-5.4 rwar in a long career? how could he stay in the league for so long?
Ask Abraham Nunez.
As the article states, fielding.
you expect people to read the article before commenting?
That’s asking a bit too much.
hey, I heard the Phillies hired Juan Castro.
The stupid war stat didn’t exist until recently, that’s why youngin.
OK Boomer.
okay
well this is actually a nice move I guess
So Castro’s defensive skills are convertible to coaching?
Yes. He’s going to be the infield coach which has the job of infield defense. His phenomenal glovework should help the team immensely.
Castro. Convertible. Take a seat.
When he’s basically teaching defense, so I’d hope so lol
Well*
Probably not a bad move for the front office to add a bi-lingual coach to it’s on-field staff. They have some interesting young infielders in the minor leagues with Gamboa and Garcia. Maybe this guy can work with Bohm in the spring before hes sent to minor league camp.
He made the final out of Roy Halladay’s perfect game.
Yes he did.
“Magical glovework”, Jeffrey Todd? I thought there was only one wizard at shortstop.
and he has Die-AH-BEE-Tus
correction: and he has “the” Die-AH-BEE-Tus
I thought it was “the die-uh-betis”
Number 1 ranked, THEE…