MIAMI, Fla.—Daniel Castano’s contributions to the 2020 Miami Marlins were invaluable, but sustainable? Not necessarily. Buoying back and forth last summer between the active roster and the taxi squad, Castano led all left-handed pitchers on the club in innings pitched while posting a 3.03 earned run average. He helped patch together a starting rotation that was depleted by COVID and even worked brilliantly out of the bullpen in the regular season finale.
Despite that, the contact-oriented 26-year-old did not have a role to play in October. He did not make the Marlins’ 2021 Opening Day roster, either.