Cincinnati.com · Jun 21, 2017
Reds' Luis Castillo to make big-league debut Friday
Reds lefty Amir Garrett turned in another short start for Reds pitchers, lasting just 3 2/3 innings in a 6-5 loss to the Rays.The Enquirer/C. Trent Rosecrans
(Photo: Jody Link/online@PNJ.com, Jody Link/online@PNJ.com)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Reds manager Bryan Price said the announcement of Luis Castillo as the starter for Friday’s game in Washington wasn’t intended as a message to other starters, but it could be a lesson.
“If you don’t throw strikes on a consistent basis, you’ll never know if the stuff is good enough to compete here,” Price said. “That has a to be a rock bottom minimum requirement to throw strikes.”