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#163 – Ramon Castro

castroName: Ramon Castro

Rank: 163

Position: C

Years With White Sox: 2009-2011

Ramon Castro came to the White Sox from the Mets via a May 30, 2009 trade for Lance Broadway, replacing Corky Miller as the backup to AJ Pierzynski.  A little less than 2 months later, on July 23, Castro was behind the plate for Mark Buehrle’s perfect game against the Rays.  After the game, Buehrle credited Castro, saying he did not shake him off during the entire game.

Castro resigned with the White Sox for the 2010 season, remaining as the backup catcher.  He appeared in 37 games and finished the year with .278 average and 8 home runs.

The 2011 season saw Castro’s production regress, as his average dropped back down to .235.  A broken hand suffered in July limited him to only 23 games and 68 at bats.  Following the season, he became a free agent and never played in the major leagues again.

Castro’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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#200 – Corky Miller

corkymillerName: Corky Miller

Rank: 200

Position: C

Year With White Sox: 2009

Journeyman catcher Corky Miller signed a minor league deal with the White Sox following the 2008 season, with an invite to spring training.  Miller impressed during the spring and earned a job with the big league club as backup to starter A.J. Pierzynski.

Miller went 2-4 with 2 RBI in his first game of the season, but struggled offensively after that.  In 14 games, he hit just .205 with 5 RBI and had thrown out just 1 of the 9 runners attempting to steal against him.

On May 31, Miller was designated for assignment after the White Sox acquired catcher Ramon Castro in a trade with the Mets.  “Corky Miller was outstanding from the first day of Spring Training to today,” manager Ozzie Guillen said at the time.  “Corky did a tremendous job for us and I was very happy with him, but we made a decision that we had to get better there.”  Miller was assigned to Triple A, where he appeared in 4 games before the June 26 trade that sent him back to the Reds in exchange for Norris Hopper.

Miller’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:

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