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White Sox pull Luis Castillo from rotation, move him to bullpen for good

After a 7.76 ERA in seven starts since the trade-deadline deal from Seattle, Chicago manager Will Venable says Castillo will now pitch in relief "for the foreseeable future."

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What to know

  • Castillo has a 7.76 ERA and 1.79 WHIP in seven starts since Chicago acquired him from Seattle at the trade deadline, allowing 41 hits and 25 earned runs over 29 innings.
  • White Sox skipped his rotation turn, tried him as a reliever against St. Louis, and are now moving him to the bullpen indefinitely, with rookie David Sandlin taking his rotation spot.
  • Castillo is owed over $21 million next season, raising the financial stakes on a trade GM Chris Getz has already called surprising and 'in the wrong direction.'
  • The move comes as Chicago (78-75) holds a tiebreaker lead over Cleveland for the AL Central with about ten games left in a tight postseason race.

“We talked to Luis. The next opportunity for him will be coming out of the bullpen. So we'll look and see what that looks like exactly.”

Will Venable, White Sox manager · ESPN ↗ · Sep 16

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White Sox pull Luis Castillo from rotation, move him to bullpen for good
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  1. background

    Move comes as White Sox retake first place in the AL Central — Chicago beat Detroit 3-1 the night the bullpen move was confirmed, improving to 78-75 and moving a half-game ahead of Cleveland on the tiebreaker, raising the stakes on whether Castillo, owed over $21 million next season, can still contribute down the stretch.

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    Venable moves Castillo to the bullpen, hands rotation spot to Sandlin

    Before Thursday's game against Detroit, manager Will Venable said Castillo will pitch in relief going forward; rookie David Sandlin, who pitched well against St. Louis, takes his rotation turn and starts Friday against the Tigers.

    “The next opportunity for him will be coming out of the bullpen. So we'll look and see what that looks like exactly.”
    — Will Venable
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  3. background

    GM Chris Getz publicly acknowledges Castillo's decline — Getz said Castillo's pitch quality had worsened and that the team needed to find a fix, an unusually candid admission six weeks after trading for him.

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    White Sox skip Castillo's turn and test him with an opener — Chicago used Sean Newcomb as an opener against the Cardinals instead of starting Castillo; when he did pitch in relief he allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in just 2 2/3 innings, continuing a stretch in which opponents scored 18 runs on him across 15 1/3 innings over four starts.

  5. background

    Castillo throws his best outing of the season against Cincinnati — Facing his former team, Castillo pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed one hit and struck out 10, but he has not completed five innings in any start since.

  6. background

    White Sox acquire Luis Castillo from Mariners at the deadline — Chicago traded catcher/outfielder prospect Boston Smith and took on a roughly $15 million salary difference (sending reliever Seranthony Domínguez back to Seattle) to get Castillo, aiming to fix the team's weakest rotation spot.

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