When the Major League Baseball International signing period opens up on July 2, the Phillies are expected to sign deals with multiple prospects. One of those young players is a 15-year-old pitcher who has been tracked at 97 mph.
Starlyn Castillo will reportedly sign a deal worth $1.6 million according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Here’s some video of Castillo on the mound consistently clocking in the mid to upper nineties.
According to Salisbury, the team will also sign additional international free agents from Latin America: RHP Fernando Ortega from the Dominican Republic, LHP Andrick Nava from Venezuela, and INF Alexeis Azuaje from Venezuela.