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Castellanos is a 5-10 right-hander with a mid-90s fastball at 17, and his off-speed pitches have also shown some promise.
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Junior Delaney Hook scored a slick, power-play goal off a hesitation fake and off-speed shot into the cross-cage net with 43 seconds left in the fourth period for an 11-9 advantage and eventual winning goal.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Soto uses a five-pitch mix primarily with a four-seam fastball and sinker as his high velocity pitches while using his three off-speed pitches to get swings and misses.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Vance Joseph threw all kinds of off-speed looks at Dak Prescott.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2025
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Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Junior Delaney Hook scored a slick, power-play goal off a hesitation fake and off-speed shot into the cross-cage net with 43 seconds left in the fourth period for an 11-9 advantage and eventual winning goal.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
Soto uses a five-pitch mix primarily with a four-seam fastball and sinker as his high velocity pitches while using his three off-speed pitches to get swings and misses.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Vance Joseph threw all kinds of off-speed looks at Dak Prescott.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Off-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-speed. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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