<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-luis-castillo-logan-gilbert-available-vs-tigers-alds-game-5');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert available vs. Tigers in ALDS Game 5');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mariners-SP-Logan-Gilbert-and-Luis-Castillo.jpg"><figcaption>© Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners’ Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert available vs. Tigers in ALDS Game 5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-10T14:28:28-07:00">October 10th, 2:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-10T14:28:28-07:00">October 10th, 2:28pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a>Kendall Capps is a multi-media journalist and editor who is overly passionate about all sports (to his wife's dismay). He's a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints who previously managed SB Nation's golf vertical. He has also done work for FantasyPros and co-hosted the Lay The Points podcast as part of a decade-long career in sports entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners will square off against the Detroit Tigers in Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Friday night. If Seattle is going to win and advance, it will need to find a way to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-dan-wilson-decides-game-3-starter-vs-tigers-before-facing-tarik-skubal">beat Cy Young candidate Tarik Skubal, again</a>.</p><p>The Mariners have one of their aces, George Kirby, on the bump. But just in case he gets into some trouble, Seattle plans on using its depth.</p><p>Seattle manager Dan Wilson revealed during the pre-game press conference that Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert, and Bryce Miller <a href="https://x.com/TylerKepner/status/1976745340310270426" rel="noopener">will all be available out of the bullpen</a>, per The Athletic’s Tyler Kepner.</p><p>Castillo last pitched in Game 2 of the ALDS. He did not allow a run, but lasted just 4 1/3 innings, having walked four batters. In that game, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-makes-mlb-history-vs-tigers-as-streak-continues">Mariners were able to defeat Skubal</a>, the reigning AL Cy Young winner. It was the third time he had pitched against the Mariners this season, having lost all three.</p><p>Back in April, Seattle beat Skubal and the Tigers, 3-2. A few months later, the Mariners’ bats beat up on Skubal, handing Detroit a 12-3 loss.</p><p>Meanwhile, Gilbert picked up the win in Game 3. He tossed six strong innings, allowing just one run on four hits. He struck out seven without allowing a walk.</p><p>Miller started Game 4, but was chased in the fifth after giving up two runs on four hits.</p><p>Despite having beaten Skubal three times in 2025, doing so again may prove a difficult feat. The big lefty is arguably the best pitcher in all of baseball and is likely to have his best stuff on Friday night.</p><p>Seattle announced it will be using the same starting lineup it used against Skubal in Game 2.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Luis Castillo, Logan Gilbert available vs. Tigers in ALDS Game 5

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-george-kirby-luis-castillo-tabbed-alds-starts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ George Kirby, Luis Castillo tabbed for ALDS starts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_1139.jpeg"><figcaption>John Froschauer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners’ George Kirby, Luis Castillo tabbed for ALDS starts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-03T14:26:30-07:00">October 3rd, 2:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-03T14:28:24-07:00">October 3rd, 2:28pm</time><address><a href="https://pucksandpalms.com">Colby Guy</a>Colby Guy is an Associate Editor covering the NFL and College Football for ClutchPoints. He previously covered hockey for various outlets, including the Associated Press, The Hockey News and The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners announced their starting pitchers for Games 1 and 2 of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/bold-predictions-tigers-mariners-alds">ALDS against the Detroit Tigers</a>.</p><p>On Saturday, October 4, right-handed pitcher George Kirby will <a href="https://x.com/Mariners/status/1974210976041017461" rel="noopener">take the bump</a> against the Tigers as the Mariners open up the series at home at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.</p><p>Luis Castillo will start in Sunday, October 5’s Game 2 clash with the Tigers.</p><p>The Tigers have yet to announce who they will start in either of their first two games of the series. Neither team has announced its starters for Games 3 and beyond, when the series will shift to Comerica Park in Detroit on Tuesday, Oct. 7.</p><p>Kirby has a 10-8 record with a 4.21 ERA, 137 strikeouts, and a 1.19 WHIP in 23 games and 126 innings in the 2025 regular season. The 27-year-old starter made two playoff appearances in his career — both coming in 2022 — and went eight innings, allowing six hits, zero earned runs, and striking out six batters.</p><p>Castillo is 11-8 in 2025 with a 3.54 ERA, 162 strikeouts, and a 1.18 WHIP in 32 outings and 180.2 innings. The 32-year-old pitcher has a career 1.83 ERA in three outings in his postseason career, boasting a 1-2 record and a 0.92 WHIP with 19 strikeouts in 19.2 innings pitched.</p><p>The Mariners will have a fresh set of arms after having the past few days off due to their AL West division championship. Seattle finished the 2025 regular season with a 90-72 record, the second-best record in the American League behind only the Toronto Blue Jays.</p><p>Seattle will be looking to advance past the ALDS for the first time since the 2001 season, when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-ichiro-suzuki-uniform-help-seattle-prepare-for-alds">Ichiro Suzuki-led Mariners</a> lost 4-1 to the New York Yankees in the ALCS after finishing the regular season with a historic 116-46 record.</p><p>The Mariners made the postseason in 2025 for the first time since 2022, when they lost to the Houston Astros in a three-game sweep. Seattle lost each game of that series by two runs or fewer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ George Kirby, Luis Castillo tabbed for ALDS starts

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-luis-castillo-effort-jose-altuve-astros');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Luis Castillo gets 100% real on clutch effort vs. Jose Altuve, Astros');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Luis-Castillo-pitches-against-Astros.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Mariners’ Luis Castillo gets 100% real on clutch effort vs. Jose Altuve, Astros</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-19T07:29:39-07:00">July 19th, 7:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-19T07:29:39-07:00">July 19th, 7:29am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners earned a big 6-1 victory against the Houston Astros on Friday night. Starting pitcher Luis Castillo struck out seven hitters across 6.2 scoreless innings. He also contained Astros star Jose Altuve, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-castillo-has-quality-start-as-mariners-win-vs-astros" rel="noopener">recording a big strikeout</a> against him early in the contest with runners on base.</p><p>“That one strikeout was the key to kind of get out of that inning with some traffic out there. So I think just going out, being able to battle, get out of there was definitely key for here in this game,” Castillo said via an interpreter, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.</p><p>Castillo, 32, has pitched to a 3.21 ERA across 115 innings of work. The Mariners starting pitcher has also recorded 100 strikeouts in his 20 outings. He has been impressive. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-what-mariners-told-luis-castillo-trade-suitor-despite-key-injuries">Mariners need Castillo</a> to continue to pitch at a high level.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-luis-castillo-mlb-rumors-offseason-trade">Castillo was mentioned in trade rumors</a> before the 2025 season. It is difficult to imagine Seattle moving on from the veteran right-handed pitcher at this point, however. Following Friday’s win, the Mariners only trail the Astros by four games in the American League West standings. Not only is Seattle a serious division contender, but the Mariners are in prime position to at least make an American League Wild Card run.</p><p>The Mariners and Astros will finish their three-game set with two more games over the weekend. Houston is trying to make a statement, but Seattle is not going to back down. The Mariners’ 6-1 win on Friday evening was a tremendous way to begin the series as they attempt to climb back in the division standings.</p><p>Seattle will host Houston on Saturday night at 8:40 PM EST in Game 2 of the series. Lance McCullers Jr. will get the ball for the Astros while Logan Evans will try to lead the Mariners to a second consecutive victory against the division rival.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Luis Castillo gets 100% real on clutch effort vs. Jose Altuve, Astros

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mlb-rumors-what-mariners-told-luis-castillo-trade-suitor-despite-key-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: What Mariners told Luis Castillo trade suitor despite key injuries');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Luis-Castillo.jpg"><figcaption>© Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: What Mariners told Luis Castillo trade suitor despite key injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-13T11:34:49-07:00">April 13th, 11:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-13T11:34:49-07:00">April 13th, 11:34am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners are in desperate need of an offensive jolt, especially with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-mariners-victor-robles-painful-injury-possible-catch-year-giants">the injuries to Victor Robles</a> and Ryan Bliss, and despite having a stacked starting rotation that will get George Kirby back from injury at some point, the organization has not made veteran starter Luis Castillo <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/04/13/mlb-free-agents-lance-lynn-vladimir-guerrero/83060198007/" rel="noopener">available in a trade</a>, at least at the moment.</p><p>“The Seattle Mariners desperately need some offensive help after injuries to right fielder Victor Robles and second baseman Ryan Bliss will sideline them for at least three to four months,” Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY wrote. “Yet, one club who offered a young infielder for veteran starter Luis Castillo, was told that Castillo remains off-limits – at least for now.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-luis-castillo-mlb-rumors-offseason-trade">Rumors surrounding a potential trade of Castillo are not new</a>, as there was much speculation that he could be on the move in the offseason. He is the logical trade chip for the Mariners because he is on a five-year, $108 million contract. The Mariners could get some offensive help in a trade involving Castillo along with some financial flexibility. Castillo counts for $21.6 million against the Mariners’ luxury tax payroll for at least through the 2027 season, and there is a vesting option for the 2028 season as well.</p><p>It has been an interesting start to the 2025 season for the Mariners and the rest of the American League West. The Los Angeles Angels have surprised and are off to a 9-5 start so far, while the Texas Rangers are 9-6. The Mariners sit in third at 7-8, but figure to be in the playoff picture for the majority of the season. The Houston Astros sit at 6-8, while the Athletics are in last with a 6-9 record.</p><p>It is still wide open in the American League West, and eventually, the Mariners might have to make a decision with Castillo to jumpstart the lineup this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: What Mariners told Luis Castillo trade suitor despite key injuries

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-luis-castillos-honest-outlook-logan-gilbert-mariners-opening-day-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luis Castillo’s honest outlook on Logan Gilbert earning Mariners Opening Day start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mariners-news-Luis-Castillos-honest-outlook-on-Logan-Gilbert-earning-Opening-Day-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Luis Castillo’s honest outlook on Logan Gilbert earning Mariners Opening Day start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-15T17:24:33-07:00">March 15th, 5:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-15T17:24:33-07:00">March 15th, 5:24pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-logan-gilbert-opening-day-luis-castillo">Seattle Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert was named the team’s Opening Day starter</a> for the 2025 season, marking a significant milestone in his career. Manager Dan Wilson announced that Gilbert would take the mound against the Oakland Athletics on March 27 at T-Mobile Park.</p><p>The decision came as a slight surprise, as three-time All-Star Luis Castillo had started the season for Seattle the past two years. However, Castillo fully embraced the choice, <a href="https://x.com/DKramer_/status/1901027607342444782" rel="noopener">celebrating his teammate’s achievement.</a></p><p>“I’m super happy for him,” Castillo said. “When [Dan Wilson] pulled me in and told me that he was going to give it to him, I was happy because I’ve had three or four Opening Days and this is his first one.”</p><p>Gilbert, now entering his fifth season in the majors, has been one of the most consistent arms in Seattle’s rotation. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-logan-gilbert-all-star-revelation-parents-unbelievably-heartwarming">He earned his first All-Star nod in 2024</a> and was named the Mariners’ Most Valuable Pitcher by the Seattle chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.</p><h2><b>Logan Gilbert earns the Opening Day nod for the Mariners after emerging as their ace</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Logan-Gilbert.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, he posted career-best numbers in multiple categories, leading the American League in innings pitched (208 2/3) and WHIP (0.89). His 3.23 ERA, 220 strikeouts, and 22 quality starts solidified his role as the Mariners’ ace.</p><p>“I was super excited, obviously,” Gilbert said. “A little caught off guard because I didn’t want to expect it, of course, with Luis being the veteran guy. And I thought he’s completely deserving. We have a bunch of guys on our staff that could be Opening Day starters. But when [Wilson] told me, I was excited, a little caught off guard all at the same time. But it’s something you always dream of. It’s a really big deal, so I don’t take it lightly.”</p><p>Gilbert’s rise to the top of the rotation has been aided by Castillo, who was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in 2022. The veteran right-hander has been a mentor to Gilbert, helping him refine his game and embrace his potential.</p><p>“He’s helped me a ton,” Gilbert said. “It’s great to have his presence, and he just keeps it loose. Awesome teammate, that kind of stuff. But he really has kind of put his arm around me at times and helped me and steered me in the right direction. If something’s off track, if I’m overthinking, whatever it may be, he’s very good at just being himself. And he’s helped me kind of lean into that, as well.”</p><p>When Wilson informed both pitchers of the decision, Castillo’s reaction was nothing but supportive.</p><p>“When Dan told me, for like five seconds, probably, I don’t think a word came out,” Gilbert said. “I was just, like, taking it in. And Luis was like, ‘Say something!’ He was super excited for me and giving me hugs and all this kind of stuff. That’s just the kind of guy he is behind closed doors. He’s the exact same thing that you see on the field.”</p><p>“I think back to high school and college, and it felt like a holiday on Opening Day,” he said. “It’s the first game of the year, all the best pitchers are out there. To me, it felt like the world stopped for that day, and everybody just had their TV on and watched the best pitchers in the game go at it. So, it feels like a holiday. It always has for me. And I’m sure it will again this year.”</p><p>Gilbert will be the first Opening Day starter drafted and developed by the Mariners since Félix Hernández in 2018. His selection to lead the rotation is a testament to his growth and dedication, and the Mariners hope he can set the tone for what they anticipate will be a successful 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
54	3.00	11	1.39	2

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
54	3.00	11	1.39	2

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