On July 12, MLB had its annual Futures Game showcasing some of the best prospects in baseball. The Astros had two minor league players participating: Catcher Jason Castro and Pitcher Chia-Jen Lo. While Castro is having a great season, Lo is not, but the Taiwanese pitcher was invited to [...]
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27 Jun
Mier Officially Introduced as an Astros
The official press conference was yesterday and Jiovanni Mier and now an official member of the Astros. With a $1.358 million signing bonus, Mier heads to Greeneville to begin his minor league career.“The fact that he signed so soon gets him into the [...]
18 Jun
A Look at Jason Castro
I went to take a look at Jason Castro. He was upgraded to Double-A on June 7, 2009 and the Hooks were playing a series in nearby San Antonio, so it was an easy, 103 degree trip for me. (Thank god for light breezes!)
I took a bunch of photos which you can in [...]
9 Jun
Castro Invades Corpus Christi
(Quite possibly my best headline ever…)
In case you missed it, Jason Castro was moved to the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks on Sunday. His numbers with the Lancaster Jethawks have been great and the Astros want to move him up to give him a chance to experience a quicker speed of the game.
“We’re going to [...]
1 Jun
Where are the 2008 Draft Picks?
I thought I would spend a few posts on the Astros 2008 draft picks and see how they were performing. Let’s start off with the Lancaster Jethawks.
Name
Position
Jason Castro
C
T.J. Steele
OF
Jack Shuck
OF
Jonathan Gaston
OF
David Flores
3B
David Duncan
LHP
Christopher Hicks
RHP
Shane Wolf
LHP
Philip Rummel
RHP
Jason Castro, Catcher
AVG
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
TB
BB
SO
SB
CS
OBP
SLG
OPS
.297
49
185
21
55
17
1
6
38
92
23
37
1
1
.380
.497
.878
The Astros catcher-to-be has been performing well in his first full season in the minors. He has [...]
21 Mar
March 21, 2009: Catcher in the Pie
On January 8, I had a post about the Astros off-season moves that needed to be addressed: starting pitching, centerfield, and catching.
Starting Pitching
The starting pitching continues to be EXTREMELY concerning. Backe is hurt. Wandy is somewhat hurt, but it doesn’t look to be serious; however, he isn’t pitching fabulously either. Oswalt is pitching great, but [...]
11 Jul
July 11, 2008: Jason Castro, We Hardly Know Ye
Everybody seems to be searching for more information about Jason Castro and they are getting to this blog, so I thought I would write a quick update on what information I know.
Is he still interested in signing with the Astros?
Yes.
Are the Astros still interested in signing him?
YES!
Are the Astros even trying to sign him?
Yes, I [...]
