A year ago Saturday, amid a flurry of early-season pitching moves where the Orioles lost Parker Bridwell and shuffled the back end of their roster, executive vice president Dan Duquette acquired right-hander Miguel Castro from the Colorado Rockies.
It was a move that provided one of the few pitching bright spots for the club in 2017, with the 23-year-old flamethrower taking over the team's long-relief role and becoming one of their most valuable pitchers with a 3.53 ERA. That went so well that they tried to make him a starter in spring training, and though both his own performance and other circumstances pushed him back to the bullpen, he's been as useful as ever this year as a reliever — and feels that might be where his future is long term.