Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos turned in another disappointing game at the plate in Monday's 2-1 extra-innings win over the Rockies. Castellanos went 0-for-4 with a strikeout batting sixth. The 32-year-old has gotten off to a very slow start offensively, slashing just .177/.250/.177 with no home runs and five RBI in 68 plate appearances. However, fantasy managers should give him a bit of a leash given his career track record and strong 2023 season.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos is hitting in the seven-hole for Friday's season opener versus the Atlanta Braves and right-hander Spencer Strider. The veteran largely hit somewhere in the top four in the lineup for much of the 2023 season but was moved down into the seven-hole more frequently in September. Nonetheless, it was a bounce-back season for the 32-year-old who hit .272 with 29 home runs while setting career highs with 106 RBI and 11 stolen bases. It was the third time in his career he has reached the century mark in RBI while his previous career-high in steals was seven in the 2022 season. The increase in stolen base attempts sure boosts his fantasy value but fantasy managers should brace for a few less steals in 2024.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went hitless in a pair of at-bats in Friday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Miami Marlins. The veteran flew out to center field in his first trip to the plate in the second inning before lining out to third base in the fourth. The hitless effort lowered his spring-training average to just .125 (1-for-8) with a pair of strikeouts against zero walks across eight trips to the plate. The 31-year-old was involved in minor trade speculation this offseason on the heels of a season that saw him hit .272 with 29 home runs, 11 stolen bases, and a career-high 106 RBI and 11 stolen bases. Aside from an odd 2022 season, Castellanos is a fairly safe power bet with ATC projecting 24 home runs, eight stolen bases, 87 RBI, and a .263 average for the outfielder in the 2024 season.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos could reportedly be traded by the club this offseason. The Phillies are "open to the possibility" of trading Castellanos which could clear three years and $60 million off their books. The veteran enjoyed a solid bounce-back season in his second year with the Phillies, hitting .272 with a career-high 29 home runs and 11 stolen bases across 157 appearances. He went on to slug five more home runs alongside an .843 OPS in 47 postseason at-bats before the Phillies were eliminated by the D-backs in the NLCS. Should the Phillies shop Castellanos, they should have a fairly wide range of suitors considering his career .276 average and .799 OPS in parts of 11 seasons, production that grades out 12% above the league average, as per his career 112 wRC+.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos was the difference in the series-clinching 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. Castellanos was seeing the ball well, going 3-for-3 with two solo home runs and a walk to send the Phillies to the Championship Series for the second straight year with an NLDS series win over their division rivals and the best team in baseball record-wise in 2023. The 31-year-old has a whopping four home runs in back-to-back games after slugging 29 long balls during the regular season. Castellanos is red-hot heading into an NLCS matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's gone 9-for-23 (.391) with four homers, two doubles, five RBI, a steal and six runs scored in six postseason games this year.

While serving as the designated hitter in Thursday night's 6-2 win over the visiting Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored. He's now up to 20 home runs on the season while slashing .276/.316/.470 with 72 RBI, seven stolen bases and 61 runs scored in 484 trips to the plate and 113 games in his second year in Philadelphia. While the 31-year-old hasn't been all that great since the All-Star break at the plate, he's off to a great start in the month of August, going 13-for-43 (.302) with six home runs, 12 RBI, a stolen base and nine runs scored in 10 starts. Castellanos is currently riding an 11-game hitting streak that dates back to July 30.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos is getting a rest day on Monday against the Miami Marlins. In his absence, Brandon Marsh is starting in right field and is batting seventh against Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera. Johan Rojas is starting in center field and hitting in the nine-hole. It's a regular day of rest for Castellanos, who is hitting a strong .273/.316/.444 with 14 home runs, 60 RBI, six stolen bases and 52 runs scored in 410 at-bats this year for the Phillies. Marsh will look to stay hot offensively to close out the month of July after going 19-for-64 (.297) with no homers, five doubles, two triples, eight RBI, two stolen bases and six runs scored in 21 games so far in the month. He hasn't gone deep since a two-homer performance back on June 27.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the San Diego Padres. This looks to just be a routine day off for the veteran outfielder. Johan Rojas is starting in center field while Kyle Schwarber and Brandon Marsh round out the corner outfield spots. After a disappointing debut with the Phillies last season, Castellanos is putting together an excellent 2023. He's slashing .292/.333/.478 with 13 home runs, 55 RBI, and six stolen bases over 360 at-bats.

Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs. The 31-year-old has been virtually allergic to slumps all season. Since April 7 (71 games), Castellanos hasn't gone longer than two games without logging a hit as a remarkable model of consistency. Better yet, the former Silver Slugger is hitting .371 with a 1.015 OPS, five homers, 21 RBI, and three stolen bases over 89 June at-bats. Castellanos has succeeded as a bet-on-talent fantasy pick thus far after an uncharacteristically weak Philly debut season. Overall, the slugger is batting .314 with an .857 OPS, 10 big flies, 49 RBI and five swipes across 303 ABs.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos (illness) is back in the starting lineup against right-hander Spencer Strider and the division-rival Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Castellanos is in right field and is hitting in the three-hole. He missed the final two games of the weekend series against the Oakland Athletics with an upset stomach, but he's feeling better now and should be returned to all starting fantasy lineups. The 31-year-old veteran slugger is in the midst of a bounce-back year in his second year in Philadelphia, hitting .315 (87-for-276) with 23 doubles, a triple, eight home runs, 42 RBI, four steals and 44 runs scored in 70 games. Castellanos is also riding a six-game hitting streak in which he's gone 10-for-28 (.357) with two doubles, a homer, six RBI and a steal.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos (illness) is still absent from the lineup on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics. The veteran outfielder hasn't played since June 16 while dealing with an illness so fantasy managers can still consider him day-to-day. Josh Harrison is starting in right field in his place on Sunday against the A's. The team should provide an update on Castellanos' status following Sunday's game.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles and a strikeout in a 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Castellanos has quietly been raking this season as he picked up two more hits in Thursday's win. He's notched a multi-hit performance in 4-of-5 games and eight contests overall since the calendar flipped to June. The recent surge has lifted his batting line to an impressive .316/.359/.496 to go along with eight home runs, 42 RBI, and four stolen bases over 272 at-bats.

Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos went 4-for-5 on Friday and took Washington Nationals pitcher Josiah Gray yard twice, but the team's comeback attempt ultimately came up just short as they fell 8-7. The 31-year-old closed with five RBI and a stolen base to top it off. After showing few signs of life amidst his disappointing Phillies debut season in 2022, Castellanos is enjoying a splendid resurgence in 2023. The former Silver Slugger is up to a .311 average with the four-hit pursuit to go with seven homers, 34 RBI, and three thefts. Castellanos possesses one of fantasy's most desirable environments as Philly's third or fourth hitter most days with a number of household names surrounding him. Continue to set and forget the former All-Star in your daily lineups.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 with a double in the team's 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The double was Castellanos' first extra-base hit since May 9. Despite the lack of power of late, the 31-year-old outfielder is hitting .303 (54-for-178) with 15 doubles, five home runs, 26 RBI, two stolen bases and 32 runs scored in 192 plate appearances and 46 games so far this year. Fantasy managers certainly can't complain about that after he hit just .263 with 13 home runs and 62 RBI in 136 games in his first year in Philly in 2022. He's hitting .288 (19-for-66) with five doubles, only one home run, nine RBI and two thefts in 17 games in the month of May.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 with his first stolen base of the year in a 2-1 walk-off win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday. In his last game, Castellanos went 3-for-4 with a homer, putting the 31-year-old up to a .336 average (36-for-107) with five bombs and 18 RBI over the last month of play. It's a huge leap from Castellanos' dismal Phillies debut season when he logged a weak .694 OPS. The former Silver Slugger leads the NL in doubles (14), but stolen bases could be sporadic for right fielder. Castellanos looks to terrorize the substandard Rockies pitching staff during an upcoming weekend series at the hitters paradise that is Coors Field, which would only continue to amplify the former all-star's surging fantasy value.

In Wednesday's Seattle Mariners game, J.P. Crawford had an impressive performance against the Phillies, going 3-for-4 with a double and a grand slam. He kicked off the second inning with a bang, hitting a grand slam off Taijuan Walker, followed by a solo homer from Julio Rodriguez. Crawford's outing included hitting a single in the seventh inning and a double in the ninth. However, he came up just short of a cycle missing a triple. Despite being in the ninth spot of the batting order, Crawford has been incredibly successful at the plate this season, batting .271/.407/.414 with 14 runs scored in 87 at-bats.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos continued to stay hot after launching two home runs in the Phillies' 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Castellanos is hitting .429/.429/.786 with three home runs over the past seven games. He is arguably the hottest hitter in baseball, despite the Phillies failing to stay above .500. The 31-year-old went 3-for-4 at the plate while collecting three RBI, which brings his RBI count to 16. Castellanos only hit one home run before Wednesday's game, but he may start to lift the ball consistently after his two-homer show. On the season, the Florida native is slashing .333/.396/.531 with a .174 ISO and a 138 wRC+.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos went 3-for-4 with a double and two solo home runs in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies. Before Saturday, he hadn't homered since August 27, 2022. The 31-year-old ended his power draught blasting two home runs off Rockies southpaw Kyle Freeland in Saturday's victory. He took Freeland deep in the second inning to put the Phillies on the scoreboard and later blasted another solo shot in the sixth frame to give Philadelphia a 4-3 lead. Despite the lack of power, Castellanos has been productive in 2023. The veteran is slashing .310/.383/.500 with two home runs, 13 RBI, and 18 runs this season. Fantasy managers should continue to roll with Castellanos in all league formats.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos had a big day at the plate in Tuesday's Nationals League Division Series Game 1 7-6 win over the Braves. Castellanos went 3-for-5 with two singles, a double, and three RBI. The Phillies' lineup would receive a major boost if Castellanos can get hot in the playoffs, as he posted a disappointing .263/.305/.389 slash line with 13 home runs and 62 RBI during the regular season. The Phillies will hope that he can produce more in line with his career slash line of .276/.326/.475 to help them make a deep playoff run.