This truth is worth repeating when you worry about Ryan Castellani’s struggles in a repeat trip to Double-A in 2018: he was (and still is) just 22 the whole season, 2.4 years younger than the league on average and only four months older than Brady Singer, the #18 overall pick in the 2018 draft. If he’d have gone the college route instead of signing as Colorado’s 2nd round pick in 2014 for $1.1 million, Castellani might only now be emerging from short season ball.
Midseason Rank: 7
High Ballot: 6
Mode Ballot: 11
Future Value: 45, #4 starter or set-up reliever
Contract Status: 2014 2nd Round, 40 Man Roster, 3 options remaining
MLB ETA: 2020
With that said, Castellani had a tough 2018 in Hartford that knocked him off the smooth prospect path he had enjoyed up until that point.