SS Ben Castro #3
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/28/2029
OA: 39 POT: 39
SS BEN CASTRO #3 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
43 99 26 11 0 4 15 7 20 .263 .308 .495 0 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 6 7 6 6
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 4 5 4 4
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 6
Errors: - 5 6
Arm: 2 6 6
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 5
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: 4
2nd Base: 6 Right Field: 6
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/11/2029 REN Win, 11-3 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
09/06/2029 OKL Loss, 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2029 OKL Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/2029 OMA Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/2029 OMA Loss, 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/02/2029 @ SAC Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/2029 @ SAC Win, 9-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/2029 @ EP Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/19/2029 OMA Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/18/2029 OMA Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ben puts his heart and soul into his performance.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:08/03/2001
Born in:Goldsboro, NC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 79 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 167 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2023, 28th Pick in Round 10
TRIPLE-A WEST 2029 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 99 26 11 0 4 15 10 7 20 .263 .308 .495 .803 .361 .232 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 107 0 0 0 5 0 1 49 15 0 0 0.0 13.4 4.59 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 18 10 0 3 10 7 4 12 1 0 0 .346 .386 .712 1.098
Versus Right   47 8 1 0 1 5 3 3 8 0 0 0 .170 .220 .255 .475
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   25 9 3 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 .360 .360 .600 .960
May   29 8 5 0 2 6 4 4 8 0 0 0 .276 .364 .655 1.019
June   14 5 2 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .357 .375 .500 .875
July   16 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .176 .312 .489
August   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   13 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Last Year   278 69 23 0 3 31 27 40 58 0 0 1 .248 .345 .363 .708
2 Years Ago   152 43 13 2 1 18 17 18 29 0 0 0 .283 .359 .414 .773
Career   711 186 58 4 9 79 74 90 153 2 0 1 .262 .345 .392 .737
Home   56 17 4 0 3 10 7 6 11 0 0 0 .304 .371 .536 .907
Road   43 9 7 0 1 5 3 1 9 1 0 0 .209 .222 .442 .664
Grass   99 26 11 0 4 15 10 7 20 1 0 0 .263 .308 .495 .803
Day   45 10 5 0 2 8 2 1 7 0 0 0 .222 .239 .467 .706
Night   54 16 6 0 2 7 8 6 13 1 0 0 .296 .361 .519 .879
As Starter   90 25 11 0 4 15 9 4 19 1 0 0 .278 .305 .533 .839
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .111 .333 .111 .444
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Houston - MLB 24 78 133 32 13 1 1 17 11 8 1 0 35 1 0 .241 .289 .376 .665 90 91 -0.0
2027 Houston - MLB 25 48 75 15 4 0 1 6 6 3 0 0 20 0 0 .200 .231 .293 .524 49 46 -0.2
Total MLB 126 208 47 17 1 2 23 17 11 1 0 55 1 0 .226 .268 .346 .614 76 75 -0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Total - 21 61 272 72 14 1 8 49 58 30 1 2 46 25 7 .265 .338 .412 .749 100 100 0.4
2023 Houston (AZL) - R 21 11 41 14 3 0 2 8 10 10 0 0 11 0 1 .341 .471 .561 1.032 115 124 0.3
2024 Fayetteville - A 22 41 125 32 9 1 7 32 27 23 4 2 36 2 0 .256 .383 .512 .895 107 105 0.8
2025 Fayetteville - A 23 69 237 76 30 4 8 43 39 40 4 4 49 0 0 .321 .421 .582 1.003 154 154 2.3
2025 San Jose - WL 23 10 28 10 2 1 2 8 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 .357 .379 .714 1.094 181 183 0.4
2025 Total - WL 23 79 265 86 32 5 10 51 45 41 4 4 53 0 0 .325 .417 .596 1.013 156 157 2.7
2025 Corpus Christi - AA 23 25 86 19 8 1 0 12 15 16 0 0 16 1 2 .221 .343 .337 .680 90 94 0.2
2025 Sugar Land - AAA 23 21 73 21 4 0 0 5 7 12 0 0 18 1 1 .288 .388 .342 .731 97 101 0.2
2026 Sugar Land - AAA 24 33 109 27 7 2 1 10 13 13 0 1 28 0 1 .248 .325 .376 .701 90 87 0.7
2027 Sugar Land - AAA 25 44 152 43 13 2 1 18 17 18 0 0 29 1 0 .283 .359 .414 .773 110 114 1.4
2028 Sugar Land - AAA 26 93 278 69 23 0 3 31 27 40 1 0 58 0 2 .248 .345 .363 .708 101 107 1.7
2029 Sugar Land - AAA 27 43 99 26 11 0 4 15 10 7 0 1 20 0 0 .263 .308 .495 .803 130 126 0.8
Total AAA W 234 711 186 58 4 9 79 74 90 1 2 153 2 4 .262 .345 .392 .737 105 108
Total AA C 25 86 19 8 1 0 12 15 16 0 0 16 1 2 .221 .343 .337 .680 90 94
Total A E 110 362 108 39 5 15 75 66 63 8 6 85 2 0 .298 .408 .558 .966 137 137
Total AZL 11 41 14 3 0 2 8 10 10 0 0 11 0 1 .341 .471 .561 1.032 115 124
Total SWHWL 10 28 10 2 1 2 8 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 .357 .379 .714 1.094 181 183
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 San Jose - SWHWL 23 2 9 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667 71 64 -0.0
2026 Houston - MLB 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114 -0.1
Total MLB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114
Total SWHWL 2 9 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667 71 64
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Houston (AZL) - R 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.028
2023 Houston (AZL) - R 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
2023 Houston (AZL) - R SS 9 9 11 26 9 38 1 .974 71.0 4.69 +1.3 1.022
2023 Houston (AZL) - R CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.020
2024 Fayetteville - A 2B 5 3 6 8 4 14 0 1.000 27.0 4.67 +0.5 1.156
2024 Fayetteville - A 3B 2 2 1 5 1 7 1 .857 18.0 3.00 +0.2 1.060
2024 Fayetteville - A SS 20 20 13 49 14 64 2 .969 161.0 3.47 +1.3 1.076
2024 Fayetteville - A CF 10 10 23 2 1 26 1 .962 83.0 2.71 -1.2 .907
2025 San Jose - WL 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Sugar Land - AAA 2B 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.1 1.014
2025 Corpus Christi - AA 2B 24 22 30 53 25 84 1 .988 201.0 3.72 -1.0 .994
2025 San Jose - WL 2B 4 3 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 28.0 4.18 -0.3 1.152
2025 Fayetteville - A 2B 15 12 23 40 12 64 1 .984 114.0 4.97 +0.6 1.021
2025 Corpus Christi - AA 3B 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 6.0 1.50 -0.5 .000
2025 Fayetteville - A 3B 3 2 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 +0.2 1.048
2025 Sugar Land - AAA SS 9 9 14 33 14 47 0 1.000 84.0 5.04 -0.5 1.010
2025 Corpus Christi - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 San Jose - WL SS 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.2 1.013
2025 Fayetteville - A SS 11 9 13 25 9 38 0 1.000 88.0 3.89 +1.1 1.138
2025 San Jose - WL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 -0.6 .503
2025 Fayetteville - A CF 4 4 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 30.0 3.90 -0.1 1.008
2025 Sugar Land - AAA RF 9 9 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 76.2 2.58 +0.1 1.032
2025 Corpus Christi - AA RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 .985
2025 San Jose - WL RF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 +0.2 .988
2025 Fayetteville - A RF 42 39 73 1 0 74 0 1.000 329.1 2.02 -0.2 .998
2026 Houston - MLB 2B 36 6 19 21 6 41 1 .976 102.2 3.51 +1.5 1.220
2026 Sugar Land - AAA 2B 20 19 28 60 17 89 1 .989 172.1 4.60 +2.0 1.035
2026 Houston - MLB 3B 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.2 1.048
2026 Houston - MLB SS 27 24 15 46 5 65 4 .938 206.0 2.67 -2.8 .881
2026 Sugar Land - AAA SS 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 4.1 8.31 +0.0 1.047
2026 Houston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Houston - MLB CF 11 5 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 60.0 2.25 -0.4 .929
2026 Sugar Land - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 .980
2026 Houston - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.7 .495
2026 Sugar Land - AAA RF 10 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 78.0 1.96 +1.2 .988
2027 Houston - MLB 2B 23 0 5 8 0 13 0 1.000 45.0 2.60 +0.6 1.268
2027 Houston - MLB 3B 5 2 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 23.0 1.57 +0.2 1.051
2027 Houston - MLB SS 17 14 12 25 5 38 1 .974 122.2 2.71 -1.3 .918
2027 Sugar Land - AAA SS 4 4 6 14 4 20 0 1.000 35.0 5.14 +0.8 1.115
2027 Houston - MLB CF 4 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 21.0 3.00 +0.0 .991
2027 Sugar Land - AAA CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -0.4 .977
2027 Houston - MLB RF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.2 .990
2027 Sugar Land - AAA RF 38 37 81 3 0 84 0 1.000 317.2 2.38 +3.0 1.087
2028 Sugar Land - AAA SS 79 74 91 224 63 317 2 .994 646.2 4.38 +3.5 1.025
2028 Sugar Land - AAA CF 10 9 30 2 0 32 0 1.000 80.0 3.60 -1.9 .950
2028 Sugar Land - AAA RF 5 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.1 3.65 -0.3 .969
2029 Sugar Land - AAA 2B 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 .999
2029 Sugar Land - AAA 3B 6 4 1 7 2 8 0 1.000 31.0 2.32 +0.2 1.027
2029 Sugar Land - AAA SS 27 22 35 70 20 107 2 .981 176.2 5.35 -0.1 .976
2029 Sugar Land - AAA CF 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.6 .654
2029 Sugar Land - AAA RF 4 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 25.0 3.24 +0.1 .979
TOTAL 2B 132 69 119 202 66 325 4 .988 722.0 4.00 +4.1 1.060
TOTAL 3B 20 12 7 18 4 27 2 .926 106.0 2.12 +0.1 .995
TOTAL SS 207 186 214 515 143 741 12 .984 1602.1 4.09 +3.5 1.007
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 -0.6 .503
TOTAL CF 46 34 98 7 2 106 1 .991 311.0 3.04 -4.6 .940
TOTAL RF 117 99 219 4 0 223 0 1.000 877.0 2.29 +3.7 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
06/26/2023 Drafted in the 2023 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 28, 327th overall pick) by the Houston Astros, out of college University of Florida
07/30/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/03/2023 Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 9 months.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
05/19/2024 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
07/12/2024 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 6-7 months.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
05/23/2025 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
06/27/2025 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/15/2025 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
01/25/2026 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
11/26/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
04/01/2027 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/14/2027 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/22/2027 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/01/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
08/02/2028 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 4 weeks.
12/02/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $570,500.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
04/24/2029 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/11/2029 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
06/14/2029 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/19/2029 Injured (concussion),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/11/2029 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
10/18/2029 Released by the Houston organization.
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