Nelson Velazquez or Nick Castellanos

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Nelson Velazquez or Nick Castellanos Player Statistics
	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	115	97

Runs	9	12

Hits	22	19

Singles	13	9

Doubles	5	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	6

RBI	20	18

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	8

Strikeouts	34	36

Batting Average	.191	.196

On Base Pct	.221	.259

Slugging Pct	.339	.423

On-base Plus Slugging	.560	.682

Nelson Velazquez or Nick Castellanos Player Projections
	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	345	163

Runs	43	20

Hits	86	36

Singles	55	22

Doubles	17	7

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	12	7

RBI	47	22

Stolen Bases	3	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	22	15

Strikeouts	86	48

Batting Average	.249	.222

On Base Pct	.295	.288

Slugging Pct	.409	.399

On-base Plus Slugging	.704	.687

Nelson Velazquez or Nick Castellanos Player Notes
	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
News
	Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 3rd	Nelson Velazquez went 1-for-3 in a win over the White Sox with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st
	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th	The Astros re-signed OF Nelson Velázquez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th	The Astros designated OF Nelson Velázquez for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 5-4 loss against the Cubs on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th	The Astros have activated outfielder Nelson Velazquez to the active roster ahead of Tuesday's game against the Giants. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th
	Padres manager Craig Stammen said he expects to give Nick Castellanos time as the designated hitter as well as in the outfield and at first base. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th	The Astros claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
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Nelson Velazquez or Nick Castellanos Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA	Nelson Velazquez LF,RF,DH - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#46
Fri, Mar 27th		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Sat, Mar 28th		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, Mar 29th		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#102
Wed, Apr 1st		vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Fri, Apr 3rd		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th		@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#361
Sun, Apr 5th		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Mon, Apr 6th		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Tue, Apr 7th		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Wed, Apr 8th		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Fri, Apr 10th		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sat, Apr 11th		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Sun, Apr 12th		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Tue, Apr 14th		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#166
Wed, Apr 15th		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#390
Thu, Apr 16th		vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sat, Apr 18th		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Mon, Apr 20th		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Tue, Apr 21st		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Fri, Apr 24th		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sat, Apr 25th		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Sun, Apr 26th		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#223
Tue, Apr 28th		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Thu, Apr 30th		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Fri, May 1st		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#61
Sat, May 2nd		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Sun, May 3rd		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Mon, May 4th		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Tue, May 5th		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#48
Wed, May 6th		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#15
Fri, May 8th		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#101
Sat, May 9th		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Sun, May 10th		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Mon, May 11th		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Tue, May 12th		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Wed, May 13th		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Thu, May 14th		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Fri, May 15th		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Sat, May 16th		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Sun, May 17th		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Mon, May 18th		@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#246
Tue, May 19th		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Wed, May 20th		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Fri, May 22nd		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 24th		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#33
Mon, May 25th		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Tue, May 26th		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Wed, May 27th		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Thu, May 28th		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Fri, May 29th		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#177
Sat, May 30th		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#258
Sun, May 31st		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Wed, Jun 3rd		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th		vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#37
Fri, Jun 5th		vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#107
Sat, Jun 6th		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#379
Sun, Jun 7th		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Mon, Jun 8th		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Tue, Jun 9th		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Wed, Jun 10th		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Fri, Jun 12th		@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 14th		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th		vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Tue, Jun 16th		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Wed, Jun 17th		vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Fri, Jun 19th		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Sun, Jun 21st		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Mon, Jun 22nd		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Wed, Jun 24th		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141
Thu, Jun 25th		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Jun 26th		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sat, Jun 27th		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Sun, Jun 28th		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Tue, Jun 30th		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Wed, Jul 1st		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd		vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 4th		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th		vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#187
Mon, Jul 6th		@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Wed, Jul 8th		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Fri, Jul 10th		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#131
Sat, Jul 11th		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, Jul 12th		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Fri, Jul 17th		vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Sat, Jul 18th		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Mon, Jul 20th		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#85
Tue, Jul 21st		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Wed, Jul 22nd		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Jul 24th		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Jul 25th		@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Sun, Jul 26th		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Mon, Jul 27th		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Tue, Jul 28th		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Fri, Jul 31st		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Sat, Aug 1st		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 2nd		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Mon, Aug 3rd		vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#148
Tue, Aug 4th		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th		vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, Aug 7th		@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#105
Sat, Aug 8th		@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#275
Mon, Aug 10th		@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#353
Tue, Aug 11th		@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th		vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sat, Aug 15th		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, Aug 16th		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Tue, Aug 18th		vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#277
Wed, Aug 19th		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Thu, Aug 20th		vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Fri, Aug 21st		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Aug 22nd		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Sun, Aug 23rd		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Tue, Aug 25th		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Wed, Aug 26th		@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#284
Thu, Aug 27th		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, Aug 28th		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#39
Sun, Aug 30th		@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Tue, Sep 1st		vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#87
Wed, Sep 2nd		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd		vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Fri, Sep 4th		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th		vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#94
Sun, Sep 6th		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#110
Tue, Sep 8th		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#118
Wed, Sep 9th		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Thu, Sep 10th		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#8
Fri, Sep 11th		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#9
Sat, Sep 12th		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Sun, Sep 13th		@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Tue, Sep 15th		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#65
Wed, Sep 16th		vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#276
Thu, Sep 17th		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#116
Fri, Sep 18th		vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Sat, Sep 19th		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Sun, Sep 20th		vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#132
Tue, Sep 22nd		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Wed, Sep 23rd		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Thu, Sep 24th		@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Fri, Sep 25th		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#128
Sat, Sep 26th		@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th		@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242