On Omar Minaya’s conference call this evening he commented regarding Ramon Castro saying he is very happy that they were able to re-sign Ramon Castro, because he ‘has the ability’ to be an every day guy, if given the opportunity.

Castro batted .285 and hit 11 home runs in only 52 games last year. In response to a reader’s e-mail regarding the Mets giving Castro a chance to be the Mets starting pitcher, Marty Noble responded with the following on Mets.com:

The Mets believe the theory of the point of diminishing return applies with Castro — that his production will not necessarily double if his playing time is doubled, and that, chances are, his level production will decrease at some point the more he plays. They consider him a talented and better-than average understudy, but an understudy nonetheless.

Noble also cites Castro’s arthritic back as something that would be issue if he were to have to make the majority of starts.