Nick Castellanos is no stranger to dropping bizarre quotes, and the Philadelphia Phillies outfielder did it again in a recent interview with The Athletic.
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos just dropped quite the pearl of wisdom in a recent interview with The Athletic’s Matt Gelb.
While discussing his role in the Phillies’ lineup and how he has grown over the years, Castellanos compared baseball players to milk and wine. Here is how he broke down the analogy, per Gelb:
The 32-year-old slugger played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers before he was traded to the Chicago Cubs. After a two-year stint with the Cincinnati Reds, where he made his first All-Star appearance in 2021, Castellanos inked a five-year, $100 million deal with the Phillies.
Castellanos struggled in his first season with the Phillies, but he bounced back in 2023. Heading into 2024, FanGraphs’ ZiPS projections have him on pace to finish the year batting .258 with 23 home runs, 85 RBI, a .751 OPS and a 0.5 WAR.
The Philadelphia Phillies got a scare early in Spring Training when Taijuan Walker was absent from camp for personal reasons and had developed some knee soreness that prevented him from pitching. The 31-year-old is coming off a solid first year with the team. He had his career-high in starts with 31 that resulted in 15 wins, and also pitched a career-high amount of innings with 172 2/3. However, his ERA was 4.38 and his ERA+ 98, suggesting he was just below-average.
