Jason Castro (C, HOU) - 2015 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~270

ANALYSIS: 2014 was a disaster for Jason Castro. He posted a career-worst .222/.286/.366 line while seeing his BABIP fall 57 points from 2013. A closer look shows an increased K% (29.5%) and lower BB% (6.6%). Furthermore, his GB % rose (44.8%) while his LD % dropped (19.6%). Not good signs at all.

In spite of those poor numbers, he still produced 14 HR and 56 RBI, which are respectable for the C position. He’s basically the same player as Miguel Montero at this point, which isn’t a bad thing. The difference is you can wait to draft Castro for a couple rounds in deeper leagues.

We have Castro ranked 20^th currently, more than fair considering his 2014 campaign and the fact he is batting at the bottom end of the Houston order. For deep leagues, though, he provides good value and is a strong candidate to eclipse top-15 status.