After strong `17 with O`s, Castillo hits market
(MLB.com Baltimore Orioles)

Orioles catcher Welington Castillo has declined his $7 million player option for 2018 and will re-enter the free agent market this offseason. The news, which came on Monday afternoon in advance of baseball`s 5 p.m. ET deadline for free agency to begin, was long anticipated in Baltimore. Castillo, who made $6 million last year, had a career season at the plate in 2017 that will make him one of the top available catchers for `18.