St. Petersburg, Fla. — A season like the one Willi Castro has endured could ruin a player.
Going from getting Rookie of the Year votes in 2020 and winning the regular shortstop job to losing the shortstop job; moving to second base and losing the regular second base job, to taking on a utility role, even playing left field for a while, all the while struggling for even a glimmer of success at the plate.
Another player would be shattered. Castro has not been.
“I know the kind of player I am,” he said before the Friday's game against the Rays.