Ramon Castro | Major Leaguer 1999-2008

Full Name: Ramon Abraham Castro
Born: March 1,1976 in Veracruz, Mexico
Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Lino Padron Rivera (Vega Baja,PR)
College:

Update Player Profile

Prospect Rankings*
1995 - 10th ranked organizational prospect for Houston Astros
1996 - 6th ranked organizational prospect for Houston Astros

*According to Baseball America

Drafted: Selected by Houston Astros in 1st Round (17th overall) of 1994 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Jun 2,1994] - signed [Jul 4,1998] - Traded by Astros to Marlins for Scott Makarewicz and Jay Powell. [Jul 5,1998] - Traded by Astros to Marlins for RHP Jay Powell and C Scott Makarewicz July 5 1998 [Oct 8,2004] - Granted Free Agency. [Dec 15,2004] - Signed by Mets [Jan 16,2007] - Signed by Mets to avoid arbitration [Nov 16,2007] - Signed by Mets (2-years)

Signed by: Frankie Thon

Disabled List: [May 16,2002] - 15 Day Disabled list - (strained muscle in his right elbow) [Jun 8,2002] - Activated [Jun 2,2004] - 15 Day Disabled list - (inflammation in his right big toe) [Jul 31,2004] - Transferred to 60 day DL. [Oct 6,2004] - Activated [May 16,2005] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Injury unknown) [Jun 3,2005] - Activated [Aug 4,2006] - 15 Day Disabled list - (strained left oblique) [Sep 27,2006] - Activated [Aug 18,2007] - 15 Day Disabled list - (Lower back pain) [Sep 15,2007] -

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1994	GCL Astros	GCL	18	Hou	Rk	c		37	123	17	34	7	0	3	14	5	5	17	14	2	1	0	0	4	.276	.373	.407	780	--
1995	Auburn	NYPL	19	Hou	A-	c		63	224	40	67	17	0	9	49	0	1	24	27	0	0	0	6	6	.299	.358	.496	854	--
	Kissimmee	FSL	19	Hou	A+	c		36	120	6	25	5	0	0	8	0	0	6	21	1	0	0	1	1	.208	.250	.250	500	--
1996	Quad City	Midw	20	Hou	A	c		96	314	38	78	15	0	7	43	2	0	31	61	2	1	0	3	12	.248	.317	.363	680	--
1997	Kissimmee	FSL	21	Hou	A+	c		115	410	53	115	22	1	8	65	1	0	53	73	2	3	0	11	17	.280	.357	.398	755	--
1998	Portland	East	22	Fla	AA	c		31	88	9	22	3	0	3	11	0	0	8	21	0	0	0	2	3	.250	.306	.386	692	--
	Jackson	Tex	22	Hou	AA	c		48	168	27	43	6	0	8	25	0	1	13	31	4	2	0	0	3	.256	.324	.435	759	--
1999	Calgary	PCL	23	Fla	AAA	c		97	349	43	90	22	0	15	61	0	0	24	64	2	3	0	3	11	.258	.307	.450	757	--
	Florida	NL	23	Fla	MLB	c		24	67	4	12	4	0	2	4	0	0	10	14	0	3	0	1	1	.179	.282	.328	610	--
2000	Calgary	PCL	24	Fla	AAA	c		67	218	44	73	22	0	14	45	0	0	16	38	0	0	0	0	5	.335	.380	.628	1008	--
	Florida	NL	24	Fla	MLB	c	8	50	138	10	33	4	0	2	14	0	0	16	36	1	7	0	2	1	.239	.318	.312	630	45%
2001	Calgary	PCL	25	Fla	AAA	c		108	390	81	131	33	0	27	90	1	1	38	74	1	3	0	4	11	.336	.393	.628	1021	--
	Florida	NL	25	Fla	MLB	c	9	7	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	432	50%
2002	Florida	NL	26	Fla	MLB	c	9,8,7	54	101	11	24	4	0	6	18	0	0	14	24	0	3	1	3	4	.238	.322	.455	777	38%
2003	Florida	NL	27	Fla	MLB	c	9	40	53	6	15	2	0	5	8	0	0	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.333	.604	937	14%
2004	Florida	NL	28	Fla	MLB	c	7,8	32	96	9	13	3	0	3	8	0	0	11	30	1	2	0	0	1	.135	.231	.260	491	27%
2005	NY Mets	NL	29	Nym	MLB	c	7,8	99	209	26	51	16	0	8	41	1	0	25	58	0	2	3	3	7	.244	.321	.435	756	42%
2006	GC Mets	GCL	30	Nym	Rk	c		1	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1334	--
	NY Mets	NL	30	Nym	MLB	c	8,7	40	126	13	30	7	0	4	12	0	0	15	40	1	2	1	1	2	.238	.322	.389	711	34%
2007	NY Mets	NL	31	Nym	MLB	c	7	52	144	24	41	6	0	11	31	0	0	10	39	1	0	0	2	1	.285	.331	.556	887	39%
2008	St. Lucie	FSL	32	Nym	A+			7	20	6	7	1	0	2	5	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	.350	.417	.700	1117	--
	NY Mets	NL	32	Nym	MLB	c		52	143	15	35	7	0	7	24	0	0	13	34	1	2	0	0	2	.245	.312	.441	753	--

Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)								450	1088	118	256	53	0	48	161	1	0	119	287	5	21	5	12	19	.235	.310	.416	726	--
Minor League Totals - 10 Season(s)								706	2427	364	687	153	1	96	418	9	8	233	426	14	13	0	31	74	.283	.345	.466	811	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1994	GCL Astros	GCL	18	Hou	Rk	C	28			210	24	4	238	1	3			.983	--

1995	Auburn	NYPL	19	Hou	A-	C	54			297	46	2	345	4	10			.994	--
1995	Kissimmee	FSL	19	Hou	A+	C	34			184	18	7	209	0	3			.967	--

1996	Quad City	Midw	20	Hou	A	C	96			660	82	10	752	7	9			.987	--

1997	Kissimmee	FSL	21	Hou	A+	C	104			630	88	6	724	6	15			.992	--

1998	Jackson	Tex	22	Hou	AA	C	48			329	40	10	379	2	5			.974	--
1998	Portland	East	22	Fla	AA	C	12			82	5	5	92	0	1			.946	--

1999	Calgary	PCL	23	Fla	AAA	C	90			552	67	7	626	7	9			.989	--
1999	Florida	NL	23	Fla	MLB	C	24			105	17	1	123	1	3			.992	--

2000	Calgary	PCL	24	Fla	AAA	C	59			360	32	4	396	3	5			.990	--
2000	Florida	NL	24	Fla	MLB	C	50		370	274	24	6	304	4	3			.980	7.25

2001	Calgary	PCL	25	Fla	AAA	C	86			589	45	7	641	3	8			.989	--
2001	Florida	NL	25	Fla	MLB	C	3		15.1	10	1	0	11	0	0			1.000	6.46

2002	Florida	NL	26	Fla	MLB	C	37		202.1	148	12	0	160	0	0			1.000	7.12
2002	Florida	NL	26	Fla	MLB	DH	1								-	-	-	---	--

2003	Florida	NL	27	Fla	MLB	C	18	2	65.2	51	3	1	55	0	1	2	0	.982	7.40
2003	Florida	NL	27	Fla	MLB	DH	1								-	-	-	---	--

2004	Florida	NL	28	Fla	MLB	C	31	27	243	192	12	2	206	2	0	9	5	.990	7.56

2005	NY Mets	NL	29	Nym	MLB	C	99	57	576.1	402	22	3	427	3	2	24	11	.993	6.62

2006	GC Mets	GCL	30	Nym	Rk	C	1											---	--
2006	NY Mets	NL	30	Nym	MLB	C	37	32	307.1	267	16	1	284	3	1	17	9	.996	8.29

2007	Brooklyn	NYPL	31	Nym	A-	C	1											---	--
2007	NY Mets	NL	31	Nym	MLB	C	50	35	331.2	303	12	4	319	1	1	27	3	.987	8.55

2008	NY Mets	NL	32	Nym	MLB	C	47	40	354	286	19	4	309	2	1	18	5	.987	7.75

Awards

[1995] - Short-Season A All-Star C [1997] - Florida State League All-Star C [2001] - Pacific League All-Star C

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1999	*200,000		1,222,537	76
2000	*175,000		1,369,505	80
2001	*200,000		1,609,512	80
2002	*200,000		1,654,088	80
2003	300,000		1,773,364	80
2004	400,000		1,716,303	44
2005	500,000		1,825,756	42
2006	800,000		1,937,004	37
2007	*850,000		2,923,340	56
2008	*1,975,000

Career:	$5,600,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Participated in the 2000 Futures Game during All-Star Weekend, playing for the World team.