Adrian Del Castillo named to MiLB Team of the Week

Del Castillo has recorded hits in 10 of his last 11 games. On April 3rd, against the Sacramento River Cats, he hit a three-run home run, contributing to the Aces’ 6-1 victory. This was one of three home runs he hit last week, bringing his season total to 24. Ranked as the Diamondbacks’ No. 28 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s list, Del Castillo is seen as the most likely candidate to be called up for his major league debut this season.

Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis, and Sam Dykstra at MLB.com, stated back in late-June, “With Triple-A Reno for a second straight season, Del Castillo hasn’t cooled off at any point in 2024 and enters Wednesday with a .335/.399/.630 line and 14 homers through 64 games. While some of that impressive slugging can be chalked up to Reno’s hitting environs, the backstop has the data to back it up with exit velocities and in-zone contact rates above the Triple-A average. If anything happens to Gabriel Moreno or Tucker Barnhart in the bigs, Del Castillo should be Arizona’s first call.”

Del Castillo was named Minor League Player of the Month in May. He currently leads the entire Pacific Coast League in hits, runs, doubles, SLG, and OPS.

This is all the more impressive considering this season is his first full season in Triple-A.