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Astros' prospect Jason Castro hits three run home run at All Star Futures Game

 

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On a national stage, Castro comes up huge.

Here's the discussion from SBN's minor league blog, MInorLeagueBall that went on while Castro hit his home run.

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nice

who won MVP?

I happened to have watched the Castro AB…sick HR…

Against a lefty too

but not the greatest pitch. It was crushed though.

Bad pitch

Hanging curve high in the zone. Still nice to see the power though, and against a lefty.

I consider that a positive game for Castro

I missed the game. That minor league thread had more discussion about Castro’s arm (He gunned down at least one if not two attempted steals )

I love this line: “Stanton’s upside is tremendous. Castro’s floor is probably higher though.”

Kinda true

Stanton could be a 40 HR guy in the majors, but he’s also got strikeout issues which makes that floor a little low.

Castro right now looks probably at worst, to be a mediocre ML catcher. His upside isn’t terrific, but he could get up to 15-20 homers with a solid average, maybe .280, .290 even.

Hopefully

not the last homer he will hit in Busch Stadium.

Here's the video of Castro's homer

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