Daily News | Edge in Nick Castellanos’ game was there as a teen when he was cut from Bryce Harper’s national team
CLEARWATER, Fla. — If Nick Castellanos plays with an edge — and it really isn’t open to interpretation, no matter what the new Phillies slugger said in hishere this week — then it probably took root in a manager’s office 14 years ago.
Along the way, Castellanos, 30, developed an attitude. Maybe it was always there. But it’s unmistakable, from undoing the top buttons on his uniform to the gold chain dangling around his neck and the presence in the batter’s box that screams, “I own this space!” He evenlast season when he slid headfirst into home plate, then stood up and flexed over the opposing pitcher.
Harper knew what Castellanos was all about in 2009. Everybody did. Stung by LaFevers’ rejection, Castellanos showed up for USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars, a tryout event for the 18U national team, determined to hit his way on to the team. LaFevers could see that passion. Castellanos had gotten bigger and stronger. He cut down what LaFevers called “the big, looping swing” that he demonstrated in 2008. He developed what agent Scott Boras calls a “scientific” approach to examining elements of his swing. But it was more than that.
And Team USA outscored its opponents 99-14, including a 6-1 victory over Cuba in the gold medal game.
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