Monday, August 6, 2007
Ramon Castro To Leave Mets at the End of the Season?
Castro is a free agent after this year. With 9 homeruns 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.
Castro signed for $850K last winter to again serve as Paul Lo Duca's backup. Lo Duca hasn't been healthy or hitting, and Castro's having his best season with an .889 OPS.
In 119 games as a Met, Castro has a .255/.324/.455 line with 21 HR in 459 ABs. One has to wonder if he could do that in a single season. If so, he'd be one of the better catchers available. In the past, Castro has shown the ability to throw out 30%+ of would-be basestealers. However, he's nailed just two of 25 this year. Mets fans - what's up with that?
Teams like the Devil Rays, Mets, Cubs, Astros, and Padres may all be looking for catchers this winter. Castro should get consideration as a regular, and might be a decent buy at two years, $8MM or so.
Labels:
Chicago Cubs,
Free Agents,
Houston Astros,
Ivan Rodriguez,
Jason Kendall,
Jorge Posada,
Matt Regan,
Michael Barrett,
New York Mets,
Paul Lo Duca,
Ramon Castro,
San Diego Padres,
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
3 comments:
I think he's going to go to the highest bidder. He is getting up there in age and doesn't have that many years left to begin with, so why wouldn't he cash in? Everyday starter plus more money equals Castro cashing in and cashing out.
we need to resign him
We'll have to see what Castro decides to do. Hes been a backup his whole career and hes filled in nicely being a backup for Lo Duca. He can't play everyday as he doesnt have the baseball skill to do so.