When Billy Eppler inked Jason Castro to a one-year, $6.85 million contract this past winter, he simultaneously improved two areas of weakness for the Los Angeles Angels. After a breakout season at the plate, Castro will surely be an upgrade over the catchers the Halos rotated into the lineup last season. And perhaps even more important, his pitch-framing ability should help a pitching staff that, while improved, can still use every extra strike they can get.
Last season, the Angels had five catchers who played at least 20 games for them; their combined fWAR (FanGraphs version of Wins Above Replacement) put the Angels catching position in the bottom five of baseball.