2008 MLB Free Agents: Ramon Castro

Published: August 6, 2007, 4:08 pm

Tags: 2008 mlb free agents, new york mets, ramon castro

One name not originally on my list of free agent catchers this winter was the Mets' Ramon Castro. I didn't view him as a potential starter. But with nine homers in 124 ABs for the Mets this year, Castro could move to the front of a weak class of catchers. Assuming Jorge Posada and Ivan Rodriguez never hit the open market, that leaves Castro, Michael Barrett, Paul Lo Duca, and Jason Kendall. Let's take a closer look at Castro. Castro was picked 17th overall by the Astros in the 1994 draft. A couple of other backstops went a few picks before him - Jason Varitek and Paul Konerko. Castro was a 22 year-old with a .759 OPS at Double A back in 1998 when the Astros decided to trade him to Florida for reliever Jay Powell. Powell was very solid for Houston, a team that won the NL Central easily that year. Castro spent most of '99 in Triple A, posting a .757 OPS with decent power. Florida's "Catcher of the Future" was recalled

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