Is Luis Castillo the Reds’ MVP to this point in the season?
He is if you believe in the merits of the WAR (Wins Above Replacement) statistic. There are two primary WAR statistical measures that the experts follow: Baseball-Reference.com and Fangraphs.com.
Baseball-Reference.com’s listing of season-to-date WAR statistics (through Monday, June 24) has Castillo at 2.7 WAR, the top number on the Reds roster by far. Fangraphs.com has Castillo at 1.5 Total WAR, fourth on the team. Castillo’s average between the two numbers is 2.1, the highest average WAR number between the two statistical services on the Reds roster.