Daily News | How Nick Castellanos’ time in Cincinnati provided a road map for success with the Phillies
“I compare last year,” he said, “a lot to my first year in Cincinnati.”
Castellanos became part of the community in 2021. His family loved it here. Fans reciprocated. And he went from slashing .225/.298/.486 in 242 plate appearances — league average in 2020, according to OPS adjusted for league and park — to .309/.362/.576, 38% better than average based on adjusted OPS, with career highs in home runs and slugging percentage .
“What we do, you’re at your best when you’re comfortable and you’re close to your teammates,” Reds manager David Bell said. “Unfortunately, we can’t rush that sometimes. And Nick, he’s such a real person, he’s not going to be able to fake it. It’s good to see that he’s more settled in now. Even toward probably the second half of last season, you could see he was getting there.”Castellanos met Eric Davis in 2020. It was spring training, a few weeks before the pandemic changed everything.
Beginning the weekend before the Phillies came to Cincinnati and continuing through the weekend after they left, Castellanos went 23-for-64 with five doubles and two homers. It was his best two-week stretch. It might have continued, too, if he hadn’t misstepped on first base and injured his toe before straining an oblique muscle in his side.
So, before Castellanos could reap the rewards of an offseason in the weight room or sessions with Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long, he had to solidify his foundation. He needed to reestablish his routine, his sense of control over everything around him. Last Saturday, Castellanos started a winning rally in the ninth inning by working a seven-pitch leadoff walk and stepping three-quarters of the way up the third-base line to distract Reds reliever Alexis Diaz. Two nights later, he got ejected by plate umpire John Libka for drawing a line with his bat to protest a called third strike, even though the Phillies had a 10-run lead in the seventh inning. He plays ping-pong in the clubhouse with Liam before and after home games.
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