He’s Max Castillo. Transaction watchers will know him as one of two then-minor league players dealt to Kansas City from Toronto, alongside Samad Taylor, for Whit Merrifield in 2022. Given the rumors a couple months back about Merrifield being pursued by the Boston brass, which feels like ages ago now, this offseason has truly come full circle. Anyhow, Craig Breslow claimed him off of waivers on January 2, which is three days after Chris Sale was shipped to the Braves and about a week after the Dodgers spent their billionth dollar in free agency this offseason to land another early-twenties pitcher named Yoshinobu Yamamato.
Meet The New Guy: Max Castillo
