Angel
Castro

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Angel Castro (De La Salle) was another catcher that stood out at the event. Castro stands in the box with a calm and confident approach. The 5-foot-8, 233-pound, right-handed hitter let the ball travel, stays balanced and easy and uses his heavy barrel to drive balls right back up the middle with authority. Castro averaged 89 mph off the bat, T96.9 with a max distance of 306 feet.

Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 5-10, 221 pounds. Compact build with strength.
Hit: RHH. Relaxed, tall setup, rhythmic hands load, simple stride, linear lower-half. Simple easy swing, minimal wasted movement, works flat through the zone, stays up the middle of the field. 68.8 mph bat speed with 11g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 97 mph max exit velocity (89 avg.); 306-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. C - 78 mph. Compact arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.01-2.09 pop times. One-knee receiver, confident actions, comfortable receiver, willing blocker. Steady actions out of the crouch, works inline towards target.
Athletic Testing: 7.61 runner in the 60-yard dash; 19.80-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 67.56 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 5-10, 220-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Narrow setup, leg-lift trigger, repeats. Direct and slightly uphill, consistently on the barrel, minimal effort, easy juice.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 86.9 mph. 328’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. Short, quick, accurate at times, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.01-2.14 pop times. Steady hands, quick transfer, works on-line.
Run: 7.83 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: C/1B
Body: 5-10, 210-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Tall narrow stance, toe tap stride, minimal hand load. Quiet, strong. fluid swing, on-plane and uphill path. Stayed on the barrel throughout his round.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 89 mph. 337’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 75 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.12-2.20 pop times. Quiet throughout, soft gather, clean hand transfer with some length to release. Receives on one knee, flexible. Glove works down-to-up, soft hands.
Run: 7.79 runner in the 60.

C Angel Castro (De La Salle, 2025) inserted himself into the mix as a prospect to keep close tabs on in the class of 2025. Castro has a confident aura about him with a relaxed presence at the plate with controlled movements, yet the ball still explodes off the bat when he is on time. His swing is easy and on plane and projects to have power to all fields down the road. He made hard gap-to-gap contact throughout his batting practice. Defensively he has calm, clean actions and quick exchange. The arm is loose and throws play true with accuracy on the bag. His top pop time was 2.12 on the day.  

Uncommitted. 5-foot-9, 200-pound, thick-bodied, strong, right-handed hitter. DH’d and hit in the three-hole as a freshman. Was leading the team in home runs coming into the game. Relaxed and aggressive look in the box with fluid pre-pitch rhythm. Takes controlled, intentful swings with pull-side tendencies. Strong hands with advanced bat strength for his age. Finished 1-for-4 with a line-drive single to left-field. Also, was on the barrel with authority right back to the pitcher for a 1-3 groundout in his last at-bat. 2025 right-handed bat to follow moving forward.