The Detroit Tigers everyday third baseman has been on the disabled list since August 5 when he was hit by a pitch. He ended up with a nondisplaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal. In layman’s terms, he fractured the bone that is between the thumb and the wrist. With a non-displaced fracture, there is a break in the bone, but the two pieces stay aligned.
During this time, the Tigers have had a few different players man his position. Some of them have been good and some not-so-good. But, not one has what young Castellanos has.
The better players have included Casey McGehee, JaCoby Jones, Erick Aybar, and Andrew Romine.