The Chicago White Sox acquire Ramon Castro from the Mets
The White Sox have acquired 33-year old righty swinging catcher Ramon Castro from the Mets for 25-year old righty starter/reliever Lance Broadway. Castro will back up A.J. Pierzynski from the White Sox and add some power when he’s in the lineup. Castro played in 26 games with the Mets this season and he was 20 for 79 (.253 avg, .752 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 3 homers and 13 RBIs. He has now played in 477 games in his major league career and he is 276 for 1,170 (.236 avg, .727 OPS) with 123 runs scored, 51 homers and 174 RBIs. Lance Broadway was the White Sox #28 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. He pitched in 8 games (0 starts) for the White Sox this year and he was 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. Broadway finished his career with the White Sox appearing in 19 games (2 starts) in which he was 2-2 with a 4.69 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP.