Today we begin our countdown of the Top 30 Prospects in the Cleveland Indians system for the upcoming 2016 season. Number 30 on the list is young shortstop Willi Castro.
Who is Willi Castro?
Castro was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic back in July 2013 for $850,000 (a pretty substantial amount for the Tribe). He’s a switch-hitting middle infielder who will turn 19 in April. He has some baseball bloodlines as his father Liliano Castro played minor league ball for a couple years and has been a minor league instructor with the New York Mets.