Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI, and two runs scored in a 8-0 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. There could be a path to fantasy relevance starting to clear for the 23-year-old. Ji Hwan Bae's bat continues to trend down (5-for-30 in last two weeks) following a wild start in the running game. Even former first-rounder Ke'Bryan Hayes has continued a free fall (.618 OPS this season) since a tantalizing 2020. Castro, on the other hand, is quietly slashing .260/.366/.452 with five long balls and 16 RBI across only 104 at-bats this year. Keep an eye on the switch-hitter's playing time in deep leagues as he aims to build off Wednesday's results during a weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rodolfo Castro is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds. It will be his second time on the bench in the last three games after he went hitless in three at-bats on Tuesday. The second-year player has struggled in the month of September, hitting .213 (20-for-94), but he does have six home runs, 15 RBI, 11 runs scored and a stolen base in 24 games played. Castro is slashing .238/.300/.450 on the year with 11 homers, 25 RBI, 23 runs scored and five stolen bases in 231 at-bats. Kevin Newman is handling the keystone on Wednesday and will hit seventh against Reds right-hander Luis Cessa. Newman is a low-upside DFS play with just two long balls in 271 at-bats in 2022.

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro was suspended for one game and fined for violating the league's policy when he played while having a cell phone in his back pocket during the game on Aug. 9 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Castro will appeal the suspension and will be eligible to play on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. The 23-year-old Dominican was recently called up from Triple-A Indianapolis and has 22 hits in 92 at-bats (.239 average) with two home runs, five RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases in 27 games with Pittsburgh in his second MLB season. In his six games with the team in August, he's gone 8-for-21 with four extra-base hits.

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro went 2-for-3 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored in a 7-3 loss to the Brewers on Wednesday. Castro carried the team on offense, as he now has homered for each of his first five career hits and is 5-for-21 with seven RBI and six runs scored over nine career games. He got the start at second base following the trade of Adam Frazier to San Diego, and he's in the starting lineup again on Thursday, as it's looking like Pittsburgh is going to give Castro a shot at the starting job at second going forward. He's an interesting guy to keep an eye on, and one to grab in deeper formats.