Nick Castellanos RUMORS & NEWS

Detroit News "Walking about the Tigers clubhouse has become easier this week. Belongings in a row or two of lockers have been removed. And so have some players. But they will be back. A few of them, anyway. Nick Castellanos will be playing in Detroit at some point this season — and what a hitter the..." March 20

Detroit News "An office-pool guess on when the Tigers call up Nick Castellanos is June, maybe earlier. Castellanos, who turned 21 on March 4, is close to crashing Comerica Park. "I'd feel comfortable putting him up there against a left-handed pitcher right now," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Friday when..." March 10

Detroit News "Three times Nick Castellanos strode to the plate Thursday. Three times he and his baseball swing, which looks like something Da Vinci crafted, lashed singles to center or to right field. As everyone has known since he signed with the Tigers in 2010, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound right-handed batter..." March 01

Detroit Free Press "In the bottom of the ninth Thursday, Nick Castellanos paced around the Tigers' dugout with a bat in his hands. This was remarkable for two reasons: the Tigers were nine runs ahead, and Castellanos had been out of the game since the sixth inning. "I'm bored," Castellanos said, explaining that..." March 01

Detroit News "Was the long home run the biggest? Or was the two-run shot by Tigers left fielder Nick Castellanos in the fifth inning Monday — before Miguel Cabrera's gargantuan three-run blast to left in a 10-1 victory over the Phillies — more important? It can be argued both ways. All home runs by..." February 26

Detroit Free Press "If you were standing at the busy thatched-roof bar just above and beyond the leftfield fence at Bright House Field on Monday, you were in the center of the action. You saw Cliff Lee and Drew Smyly chat for a moment in leftfield before the left-handers got into the adjacent bullpens behind the..." February 26

Detroit News "He sits in front of a locker within the Tigers spring clubhouse, donned in jeans, dark gray hoodie, and black goatee. It's a cosmetic package that makes Nick Castellanos appear older than 20. Athletically, and probably emotionally, he has acquired some crust. He could even crack the roster..." February 19

Detroit Free Press "Free Press special writer Jon Machota breaks down five players to watch in Lakeland: Victor Martinez A torn anterior cruciate ligament in Martinez's left knee forced the switch-hitter to miss last season. The 34-year-old DH is expected to bat fifth and protect Prince Fielder. The Tigers were..." February 10