Who is the guy? Part 2

Tonight we will look at two more candidates for fan favorite.  Let's get right to it.

Jason Castro
At first thought one doesn't think that Castro is a candidate, but writing him off in the discussion is a mistake.  He was the piece that was missing last year.  I know I wonder if things would have been slightly different with Jason Castro behind the dish as opposed to Corporan.  I am not saying that we would have been in the hunt for the division, but perhaps we would have seen his ability to handle catchers continue to improve.  Instead, we got to watch a grab bag of catchers that won't be a part of this franchise in the coming years.  Jason has already shown a good ability to handle the pitching staff, but we haven't seen his best offensive days.  Houston fans have loved catchers with limited bats in the past.  We have loved backstops such as Alan Ashby and Brad Ausmus.  Those guys had something associated with them that Jason will not have in the near future, and that is winning.  Both Ashby and Ausmus had a better than average pitching staffs throwing to them.  That makes a catcher's offense matter much less.  How can Jason move up the fan favorite ladder?  He can get off to an incredibly hot start at the dish and show that he was a major missing piece last season.  Above all, he must remain healthy.

Brian Bogusevic
Brian is a major possibility.  He has been with organization for a few years already and has made the transition from pitching to playing the outfield.  He is not what you would call a toolsy player.  He doesn't have blazing speed, amazing power, the potential to hit .350, or fantastic defense.  He is very adequate in all of the areas, which means he is doing the most with what he has.  In a time when a team doesn't have a star to point to, these are the kind of players that fans can latch on to.  He has a signature moment with the walk off grand slam last season, which I believe that I still have on my DVR.  I want Brian to get the starting job in right this season.
With any of the candidates, the key is going to be a good start and consistent production throughout the year.

Next up, we will discuss Jason Bourgeois and Jimmy Paredes.