KBOs NC Dinos Sign Daniel Castano

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The NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Organization have signed former Marlins lefty  to a one-year contract, the team announced ( ). Hell earn $650K in guaranteed money between his salary and signing bonus, and he can take home another $200K via incentives.  Castano, 29, came to the Michael Grove Jersey  Marlins alongside future stars  and  (later flipped to Arizona for  ) in the trade that sent  to St. Louis. Hes appeared in each of the past four seasons with Miami, logging a total of 88 2/3 innings. Along the way, the former 19th-round pick has posted a 4.47 earned run average with a 12.4% strikeout rate thats roughly half the league average and a solid 7.9% walk rate.  Castano has appeared in parts of three Triple-A seasons with the Marlins and produced generally similar run-prevention numbers, albeit with a much better strikeout rate. In 174 innings with Miamis top affiliate in Jacksonville, hes logged a 4.24 ERA, 20.6% strikeout rate and 7.3% walk rate. Hes expected to work as a starter with the Dinos, per general manager Sun-nam Lim.  The Marlins outrighted Castano off the 40-man roster in September, and he became a free agent following the season. Hed likely have been in line for a minor league deal were he to sign with an MLB organization, at which point hed have earned at a prorated deal not far north of the MLB minimum for any time spent in the big leagues. The $650K guarantee alone should top what he mightve made under that scenario, and the incentives give him further earning potential.  If things go well for Castano in the KBO, he could position himself to re-sign for a guarantee closer to seven figures next year, and with enough succe s he could draw interest from Japans NPB or even on a return to the big leagues. He only just turned 29 in September, so hes still young enough to make his way back to North American ball in a few years, depending how he fares overseas.  Walker Buehler Jersey