January 11, 200620 yr Castro cuts new deal with Mets WebPosted Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:05:36 EST CBC Sports Reserve catcher Ramon Castro re-signed Tuesday with the New York Mets. Castro, 29, inked a one-year contract reportedly worth $800,000 US, a nifty raise from the $500,000 US he earned last season. He will back up newcomer Paul Lo Duca, acquired last Dec. 4 for minor-league pitcher Gaby Hernandez and a player to be named. Castro averaged .244 in 99 games last season with eight home runs, 41 runs batted in, 26 runs scored and a mere three errors. He missed 16 games with a strained right quadriceps. Castro has a lifetime .222 hitter with 26 HRs, 94 RBIs and 66 runs in 305 games over seven MLB seasons. The native of Puerto Rico joined the Mets as a free-agent on Dec. 23, 2004, following six seasons with the Florida Marlins. http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/20...stro060110.html
January 12, 200620 yr Author Not cool man.. He was never convicted of anything. He plead no contest to the rape charge in exchange for no jail time.
January 12, 200620 yr In exchange for the matter to go away, not to avoid jail time. His guilt wasn't proven and the case said to be shaky. He may have been guilt of hitting like crap and abandoning his team, but that doesn't mean he's guilty of every crime you want accuse him of.
January 12, 200620 yr Will serve as a great backup catcher for the New York Mets, great defensively, showed great clutch in 2003 and has hurt the Marlins wearing a Mets uni, nothing major, but a good signing. Yes I remember he came from the Astros organization as a top prospect, tore up the minors, but never amounted to nothing in the bigs.
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