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Jason Castro | Catcher

Team: Houston Astros
Age / DOB:  (25) / 6/18/1987
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 216
Bats / Throws: Left / Right
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Jason Castro had two hits and scored the winning run in the Astros' 4-2 win over the Pirates on Saturday.
Castro led off the top of the 11th inning with a double off the wall and scored on a Matt Dominguez fielder's choice. The catcher owns just a .243/.282/.393 line on the year, but he's got more pop than that and he's been pegged as the Astros' long-term backstop. May 18 - 11:10 PM

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Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro went 0-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly in Friday's loss to the Pirates.

Castro was hitting .284 as recently as May 4, but he has just six hits over his last 41 at-bats, lowering his batting average down to .237 for the season. The 25-year-old backstop shouldn't be hitting in the middle of the order on a major league team, but the Astros don't have many quality options.
May 17 - 10:54 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro went hitless on Tuesday to drop his average to .200 in 50 at-bats.

The Astros have been trying Castro in the three hole, but he doesn't have an RBI in six games there so far. He probably belongs in the fifth or sixth spot with his modest .305 career OBP.
Apr 17 - 1:19 AM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Still tearing it up this spring, Jason Castro homered and doubled Tuesday versus the Blue Jays.

Castro is now 12-for-26 with five homers and 11 RBI. He's even stolen a base, which is something he's never done in 154 regular-season games. Castro has hit eight homers as a major leaguer and totaled 17 in 222 career minor league games, so we're not going to make too much of the outburst this spring. Still, it'd certainly be great for the Astros if he blossoms into a 15-homer guy and firmly establishes himself as a building block.
Mar 19 - 4:23 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro went 3-for-3 and hit his third spring homer Tuesday against the Marlins.

The Astros are taking it easy with Castro thus far, playing him six or so innings every two or three days. It hasn't stopped him from finding his timing offensively, as he's gone 8-for-16 with three walks and three strikeouts. The Astros will have to consider moving him up in the order if he keeps hitting.
Mar 12 - 5:18 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro went 2-for-2 and homered in a second straight game Tuesday.

Castro missed some time again last season, but he had a solid .257/.334/.401 line in 87 games when healthy. If he can improve slightly from there, he could be moved into the heart of the Houston lineup and start putting up decent RBI numbers.
Feb 26 - 4:34 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro said Friday that he believes his knee problems are a thing of the past.

Castro added that he's now feeling the best he's ever felt, and is very anxious to get down to Florida and get camp started. The 25-year-old backstop showed flashes of his offensive potential in 2012, where he hit .257/.334/.401 with six homers and 29 RBI in 87 games. In two-catcher formats, he's a high-upside target that can be had in the later rounds of drafts.
Source: Astros.MLB.com
Jan 25 - 8:43 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro hit a solo home run on Tuesday, powering the Astros to a 3-0 victory over the Cubs.

Castro's solo shot off Chris Volstad in the second inning got the Astros on the board and ended up standing as the game's winning run. The 25-year-old backstop has struggled to remain healthy in his young MLB career but posted solid numbers at the plate this season. He enters Wednesday's finale with a .257/.334/.401 slash line, six homers and 29 RBI in 257 at-bats.
Tue, Oct 2, 2012 11:01:00 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro launched a pair of homers, powering the Astros to a 7-6 victory over the Brewers on Friday.

He finished the night 2-for-3 plus a walk, with three runs scored and two RBI. His first solo shot came off Yovani Gallardo in the fifth inning as part of back-to-back jacks with Brett Wallace. He added a second blast off Francisco Rodriguez in the eighth, giving him five bombs and 28 RBI on the season.
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 02:15:00 AM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro smashed a three-run homer, powering the Astros to a 4-1 victory over Kevin Correia and the Pirates on Saturday.

Castro finished the night 2-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI. His three-run bomb broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh and stood as the difference maker in the ballgame. The 25-year-old catcher has fared well this season, hitting .264/.344/.383 with three homers and 26 RBI in 235 at-bats.
Sat, Sep 22, 2012 10:04:00 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro went 2-for-4 with his 21st RBI in Sunday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Castro was the only Astro to collect two hits in an 8-1 loss. He's now 3-for-14 since coming off the disabled list on August 12. Hitting .251/.325/.366 on the year, Castro should remain Houston's primary catcher in 2013.
Sun, Aug 19, 2012 05:44:00 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Astros activated C Jason Castro from the 15-day disabled list.

Castro hit .254/.330/.379 in 195 plate appearances prior to injuring his knee in July, but had been on-fire immediately preceding his ailment. The 25-year-old catcher also hit the ball hard during a brief rehab appearance, so it's possible he could be offensively productive immediately. Castro has been sidelined since July 8 because of meniscus damage in his right knee. Get him active in NL-only leagues.
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 05:28:00 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro (knee) is scheduled to come off the disabled list on Monday.

"We would think so, but there might be some issues here I'm not aware of, but we'll see how it goes," Astros manager Brad Mills said. In four rehab games with Triple-A Oklahoma City, Castro went 6-for-13 with a homer. The 25-year-old catcher has been sidelined since July 8 because of meniscus damage in his right knee.
Source: MLB.com
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 04:40:00 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro (knee) finished 3-for-3 in a rehab game Saturday night at Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Brian McTaggart of MLB.com tweets that Castro will be activated from the disabled list on Monday "if he feels good." The 25-year-old catcher has been sidelined since July 8 because of meniscus damage in his right knee.
Source: Brian McTaggart on Twitter
Sat, Aug 11, 2012 11:59:00 PM
Jason Castro - C - Astros

Jason Castro (knee) could be activated from the disabled list as soon as early next week.

Castro will catch seven innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City Wednesday, take a day off Thursday and then catch nine innings in two games over the weekend. He's been out since mid-July with meniscus damage in his right knee.
Source: Astros.mlb.com
Wed, Aug 8, 2012 08:58:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Jason Castro
2Carlos Corporan
1B1Carlos Pena
2B1Jose Altuve
2Jacob Elmore
SS1Marwin Gonzalez
2Ronny Cedeno
3B1Matt Dominguez
LF1J.D. Martinez
2Brandon Barnes
CF1Justin Maxwell
2Robbie Grossman
3Trevor Crowe
RF1Jimmy Paredes
DH1Chris Carter
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Bud Norris
2Lucas Harrell
3Jordan Lyles
4Dallas Keuchel
5Erik Bedard
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Jose Veras
2Wesley Wright
3Hector Ambriz
4Josh Fields
5Jose Cisnero
6Paul Clemens
7Travis Blackley
8Edgar Gonzalez
9Alex White