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Jason Castro
Birthdate: 6/18/1987     Bats/Throws: L/R
Height/Weight: 6-3/215     Position: C
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5/23/2013: Castro went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and a run scored against the Royals on Wednesday.
5/4/2013 - Catcher Tiers Update: May 2013 by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 9
4/29/2013 - The Astros Are Trying To Make Lemonade by Paul Swydan (FanGraphs) 14
4/16/2013 - Jason Castro on Catcher Framing by Eno Sarris (FanGraphs) 17
4/4/2013 - Catchers: The Great Unowned by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 9
3/8/2013 - Catchers: Tiered Rankings by Howard Bender (RotoGraphs) 23


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Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2008Astros (A-)3916221012013.6 %19.8 %.109.346.275.383.384.361124   
2009Astros (A+)5624372744112.3 %16.9 %.208.352.309.399.517.401139   
2009Astros (AA)632683382929.3 %13.1 %.092.330.293.362.385.349107   
2010Astros (AAA)5724443126113.1 %13.9 %.090.295.261.361.351.33291   
2010Astros672172268010.1 %18.9 %.082.250.205.286.287.26056-1.6-1.2-0.3
2011Rafters (R)1247064017.0 %19.1 %.026.367.289.404.316.35193   
2012Astros (AA)37010028.6 %0.0 %.400.800.800.8571.200.835442   
2012Astros (AAA)415112013.3 %6.7 %.308.455.462.533.769.554238   
2012Astros8729562929010.5 %20.7 %.144.309.257.334.401.320100-6.50.41.0
2013Steamer7529363028110.0 %18.3 %.129.292.249.327.378.31094-2.0-0.21.1
2013Bill James12143885040011.0 %17.4 %.126.301.256.339.382.317    
2013Oliver 3529394019.7 %19.0 %.144.296.256.330.399.319 3.5-0.62.3
2013Fans (16)10742994954110.5 %18.4 %.126.305.261.338.387.319 -3.0-0.72.1
2013ZiPS1033846443519.9 %21.1 %.106.293.238.316.344.293820.0-0.61.1
2013Astros401624171216.2 %27.2 %.166.327.252.296.417.307921.0-0.30.7
2013ZiPS (R)772945332619.0 %22.6 %.120.301.242.312.362.297830.4-0.30.8
2013ZiPS (U)1174569503828.0 %24.2 %.137.310.245.306.382.301851.4-0.61.5
2013Steamer (R)532084202019.0 %21.2 %.130.297.244.315.375.30386-1.0-0.10.5
2013Steamer (U)933708373227.8 %23.8 %.146.310.248.307.394.305880.0-0.41.2
Total- - -19467412724919.3 %21.7 %.129.293.239.310.368.29884-7.1-1.21.4

News
5/7 - THT Awards by John Barten
4/9 - THT Awards by John Barten
3/6 - Fantasy: The Verdict: Houston, we have a problem. by Michael Stein
5/22 - Astros 3, Royals 1; Lyles Holds Royals In Check, Martinez Ho» by Crawfish Boxes
5/20 - MLB Scores: Astros 6, Royals 5 by Crawfish Boxes
5/18 - MLB Scores: Astros 4, Pirates 2 by Crawfish Boxes
6/5 - Astros Notes: Reed, Minors, Hall by Dan Mennella
3/20 - Rosenthal On Tigers, Castillo, Astros by Zach Links
3/4 - Quick Hits: Richard, Crawford, Feliz, Castro by Ben Nicholson-Smith

Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2008Astros (A-)391381623827902101222232200102.275
2009Astros (A+)5620724364362017274430241330511.309
2009Astros (AA)6323926870551113382925035220521.293
2010Astros (AAA)572112445544704312632034100511.261
2010Astros67195217402981226822241000400.205
2011Rafters (R)123847111010064809010001.289
2012Astros (AA)3574220010200000000.800
2012Astros (AAA)413156410112201000000.462
2012Astros8725729566431526292931261142800.257
2013Steamer7525829364441416302829254222 11.249
2013Bill James121390438100692128504048376    00.256
2013Oliver 31335280541619394034267231811.256
2013Fans (16)1073804299971172949544527913  11.261
2013ZiPS10334038481581616443538281231811.238
2013Astros4015116238211304171210144010110.252
2013ZiPS (R)7726429464431515332627266121511.242
2013ZiPS (U)1174154561026428195038373110131621.245
2013Steamer (R)5318520845301114202019144121 11.244
2013Steamer (U)9333637083512418373229288131 21.248
Total- - -194603674144933631272496351461521310.239

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2008Astros (A-)13.6 %19.8 %0.69.275.383.384.767.1091.0.346 -0.9244.6.361124
2009Astros (A+)12.3 %16.9 %0.73.309.399.517.916.2082.7.352 -0.14512.7.401139
2009Astros (AA)9.3 %13.1 %0.71.293.362.385.747.0923.9.330 -0.1362.3.349107
2010Astros (AAA)13.1 %13.9 %0.94.261.361.351.711.0902.3.295 -0.330-2.9.33291
2010Astros10.1 %18.9 %0.54.205.286.287.573.0823.0.250-1.1-0.114-10.6.26056
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Rafters (R)17.0 %19.1 %0.89.289.404.316.720.0262.2.367 -0.57-0.5.35193
2012Astros (AA)28.6 %0.0 %2.00.800.8571.2002.057.4000.6.800 0.042.8.835442
2012Astros (AAA)13.3 %6.7 %2.00.462.533.7691.303.3080.1.455 0.052.7.554238
2012Astros10.5 %20.7 %0.51.257.334.401.735.1442.6.3090.7-0.3351.2.320100
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer10.0 %18.3 %0.55.249.327.378.705.1292.7.2920.2-0.432-1.2.31094
2013Bill James11.0 %17.4 %0.63.256.339.382.721.1262.4.301 -0.5510.9.317 
2013Oliver9.7 %19.0 %0.51.256.330.399.729.1442.7.296 -0.6411.0.319 
2013Fans (16)10.5 %18.4 %0.57.261.338.387.725.1262.9.305 -0.7501.4.319 
2013ZiPS9.9 %21.1 %0.47.238.316.344.660.1063.0.293 -0.637-6.8.29382
2013Astros6.2 %27.2 %0.23.252.296.417.714.1663.0.327-0.40.117-0.9.30792
2013Average8.1 %20.0 %0.41.252.318.402.721.1504.9.295    .315 
2013ZiPS (R)9.0 %22.6 %0.40.242.312.362.674.1202.9.301-0.1-0.229-4.1.29783
2013ZiPS (U)8.0 %24.2 %0.33.245.306.382.688.1372.9.310-0.5-0.146-5.0.30185
2013Steamer (R)9.0 %21.2 %0.43.244.315.375.689.1303.0.2970.1-0.221-2.0.30386
2013Steamer (U)7.8 %23.8 %0.33.248.307.394.700.1463.1.310-0.4-0.139-2.9.30588
Total- - -9.3 %21.7 %0.43.239.310.368.678.1293.0.293-0.8-0.466-10.3.29884

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2010Astros1.1322.2 %41.2 %36.6 %12.5 %3.6 %4.8 %0.0 %
2012Astros1.4227.5 %42.5 %30.0 %3.3 %10.0 %7.1 %0.0 %
2013Astros1.0325.0 %38.0 %37.0 %0.0 %10.0 %2.4 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.2125.2 %41.0 %33.8 %5.8 %7.7 %5.3 %0.0 %

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2010Astros6356347310331553884
2012Astros85605526204506791129
2013Astros4140270100232402634
Total- - -18915611691030101316342647

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2010Astros-1.13-3.602.47-9.32-1.020.921.795-1.12-0.11
2012Astros0.59-4.725.313.270.380.981.48100.80-0.20
2013Astros-0.13-2.492.36-0.99-0.080.894.131-0.05-0.09
Total- - --0.68-10.8210.14-7.04-0.720.941.7416-0.37-0.35

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2010Astros64.5% (90.7)10.7% (82.3)3.0% (87.1)7.2% (74.5)11.3% (82.5)1.8% (81.1)1.5% (74.5)1.2%
2012Astros60.2% (91.6)12.2% (83.2)5.9% (87.8)8.4% (76.5)9.1% (83.1)3.4% (84.1)0.9% (77.2)0.6%
2013Astros58.4% (91.1)14.1% (83.1)6.3% (87.7)10.7% (77.4)8.9% (83.2)1.6% (85.6) 2.5%
Total- - -61.2% (91.1)12.1% (82.9)5.0% (87.6)8.5% (76.2)9.8% (82.9)2.4% (83.6)0.9% (75.7)1.3%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2010Astros38.3 %11.8 %3.1 %1.1 % 13.1 %10.8 %6.8 %  12.6 % 1.7 % 
2012Astros34.7 %9.7 %9.1 %2.0 % 11.5 %14.0 %7.4 %0.4 % 9.6 % 0.9 % 
2013Astros39.8 %9.8 %8.8 %1.6 % 4.6 %15.1 %9.8 %1.3 % 9.0 %   
Total- - -37.1 %10.4 %7.0 %1.6 % 10.4 %13.2 %7.8 %0.5 % 10.4 % 0.9 % 

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2010Astros91.089.987.482.5 90.382.574.6  82.6 73.8
2012Astros92.091.189.284.2 90.383.176.280.2 83.3 77.1
2013Astros91.590.289.285.4 89.983.577.082.4 83.2  
Total- - -91.590.588.984.1 90.383.076.081.5 83.0 75.1

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2010Astros-13.01.8-1.13.4-0.80.20.4-2.311.95-4.075.36-0.851.022.87
2012Astros-3.20.90.7-0.32.21.0-0.2-0.480.661.10-0.312.112.72-1.73
2013Astros-3.50.6-0.3-0.61.60.5 -0.980.64-0.67-0.922.985.07 
Total- - --19.83.3-0.62.53.01.70.2-1.241.03-0.451.111.152.660.87

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2010Astros-8.3-3.7-0.20.3 -2.02.23.6  -1.7 0.1
2012Astros-0.8-2.31.60.2 -1.62.2-3.20.5 2.4 -0.2
2013Astros-1.5-2.4-1.40.0 0.70.80.80.0 2.7  
Total- - --10.5-8.4-0.10.5 -2.95.11.20.5 3.4 -0.1

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2010Astros-2.45-3.54-0.792.80 -1.702.286.03  -1.50 0.73
2012Astros-0.19-2.071.561.00 -1.201.39-3.8310.45 2.23 -1.75
2013Astros-0.58-3.89-2.59-0.33 2.270.791.30-0.08 4.70  
Total- - --1.07-3.04-0.031.11 -1.051.460.583.97 1.24 -0.26

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2010Astros27.4 %73.2 %47.3 %73.7 %93.8 %87.2 %43.4 %61.8 %5.7 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2012Astros23.2 %68.8 %42.7 %63.5 %89.9 %81.7 %42.8 %60.3 %7.6 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Astros30.8 %62.8 %46.3 %59.8 %80.7 %73.5 %48.5 %58.6 %11.8 %
2013Average29.6 %64.9 %45.8 %66.2 %86.6 %79.4 %45.9 %60.2 %9.2 %
Total- - -26.3 %68.7 %45.1 %66.1 %89.1 %81.6 %44.4 %60.4 %8.0 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2010Astros27.1 %68.2 %46.6 %74.4 %92.9 %87.3 %47.4 %22.5
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2012Astros23.9 %62.7 %42.4 %62.9 %89.6 %81.7 %47.8 %24.4
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
2013Astros31.7 %61.2 %46.0 %56.3 %83.5 %73.9 %48.6 %24.4
2013Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.1 %87.2 %79.3 %49.1 %22.5
Total- - -26.8 %64.2 %44.7 %65.0 %89.3 %81.7 %47.8 %23.7

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2010AstrosC6757509.1449342110303 3118730.996 
2012AstrosC7973646.2525406061411 5713838.990 
2013AstrosC3634301.1218132110100 207515.991 
Total- - -C1821641457.111928710281814 108382083.992 

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2010AstrosC509.12  -1 0    23-3.6 5      
2012AstrosC646.2-1  -2 0    30-5.5 -4      
2013AstrosC301.11  0 4              
Total- - -C1457.12  -3 4    53-9.1 1      

Fans Scouting Report
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2010Astros509.11465585659787584685
2012Astros646.2113841403038463939-4
Total- - -1156.02550484743565959521

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2010Astros-11.3-1.2-1.66.44.42.7-2.9-0.3($1.2) 
2012Astros0.10.4-6.58.75.5-1.09.11.0$4.3 
2013Astros-1.6-0.31.04.72.23.26.60.7$3.5 
Total- - --12.8-1.2-7.119.912.14.912.81.4$6.6 

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