The Houston Astros have claimed infielder Jose Castillo off waivers from the Giants. Castillo can handle 2B so he could share time there with Mark Loretta while Kaz Matsui is out. He also started at 3B for the Giants before getting released. Castillo played in 112 games this season for the Giants and he was 96 for 394 (.244 avg, .671 OPS) with 42 runs scored, 6 homers and 35 RBIs. The 27-year old righty swinging Jose Castillo is trying to re-establish himself after being in the Pirates’ dog house the last couple of seasons. Castillo has now played in 577 games in his major league career and he is 478 for 1,886 (.253 avg, .675 OPS) with 207 runs scored, 39 homers, 216 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. This was a nice low risk signing for the Astros.