Now that McGehee has been given his walking papers to free agency, that rumor was clearly just a rumor. Castellanos can hold his very own and the Detroit Tigers believe it.
Castellanos has had an impressive spring training, batting .316/.357/.831. He has one home run and four RBIs. Those numbers are way ahead of his 2015 numbers of .255/.303/.721. His performance and his age has drawn the attention of not just the Detroit Tigers fans and media, but the MLB.
Joe Trezza, a writer with MLB.com, has looked at all 30 MLB teams and picked one breakout player from every team.