The NC Dinos have signed left-hander Daniel Castano (29) as their new foreign pitcher after releasing “three-time pitcher” Eric Peddy. NC announced on the 13th that it signed Castano for a total of $850,000 ($130,000 signing bonus, $520,000 salary, $200,000 option).The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Castano was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2016 draft and has played exclusively for the Miami Marlins since 2017.
In his big league debut in 2020, Castano went 2-7 with a 4.47 ERA in 24 games and 17 starts over four seasons. In the minors, he is 42-28 with a 3.91 ERA in 120 games (88 starts) over seven seasons.In 2023, he allowed eight runs in two games and three innings in the big leagues and went 5-2 with a 4.66 ERA in 19 games and nine starts in the minors.”He throws a 148-152 kilometers per hour fastball and a two-seam fastball mixed with a slider, cutter, and changeup,” NC said, “and his ability to run a stable game based on a variety of pitches is an advantage.””As a player that the club has observed for a long time, he has a strong fastball and stable game operation,” said NC general manager Lim Sun-nam, adding that he expects him to “add depth to the club’s starting staff.”Castano said he was “happy to get a new opportunity” 스포츠토토존 through the club and expressed his ambition to “pitch my best on the mound and strive for NC’s championship.”