Right-hander Miguel Castro, a tantalizing but at-times inconsistent piece of the Orioles’ bullpen, joined this season’s list of departures from the pitching staff when he was dealt just ahead of Monday’s trade deadline to the New York Mets for minor league left-hander Kevin Smith, according to multiple reports.
Castro has been a fixture in the bullpen ever since the Orioles acquired him early in the 2017 season from the Colorado Rockies. In parts of four seasons with the Orioles, Castro had a 4.06 ERA with electric stuff, though he struggled to get results on a regular basis with it.