Colorado Rockies: 3 Players Who Are Under-Performing This Spring

Miguel Castro

Castro has the highest ERA of any Rockies pitcher this spring, allowing seven runs in four innings of work for a 15.75 ERA. It continues a worrisome trend for the 22-year-old reliever.

Brought over in the trade that sent Troy Tulowitzki to the Toronto Blue Jays, Castro has yet to firmly find his footing with the Rockies. In 13 career games with the Blue Jays, the hard-throwing right-hander had a 4.38 ERA. In 24 career games with the Rockies, Castro has a 7.20 ERA.

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Something has gone wrong in his last two spring outings. After throwing 2.1 scoreless innings over his first three spring appearances, Castro has now surrendered seven runs over his last 1.2 innings spanning two games. That includes giving up a pair of homers in one inning against the Cubs on Saturday.

"“He’s had a tough go his last two outings,” Colorado manager Bud Black said after the Cubs game. “He seems uncomfortable. He can’t get any of his secondary pitches over. Seems like when things do go against him, it kind of snowballs for him and it’s tough for him to get back on track. We’ll keep working on it. He’s a good kid. He’s got a big arm but there is some work to be done.”"

Castro has potential but still has work to do to earn Colorado’s trust at the Major League level.