






  • Kyle

    I fell that all Cubs fans forget how young Castro still is.

    • DarthHater

      Ohh, was he the screaming child interruption?

    • JulioZuleta

      Yup, there are a few players in BA’s top 250 for THIS DRAFT that are within 5 months of Starlin Castro. If Castro went to college and redshirted a year, he would have just graduated.

      • JulioZuleta

        That being said, he needs to start showing more improvement. The “young” excuse only works for a little while longer.

        • Kyle

          Yeah, there’s still plenty of projection left. He’s pre-prime by a year or two still.

          It’s disappointing what’s happened with him, but we have to have some perspective too. We’ve gone from a 20-year-old on a HOF track to a 23-year-old on a perennial above-average player/borderline AS track. Having the latter is still pretty fun.

          • cms0101

            Exactly. Hendry did Castro such a disservice by calling him up so early. I know he hit as soon as he got in the lineup, but he really needed the developmental time in AA and AAA.

            • J Wilson

              How do you figure? He hit extremely well for 1.5yrs in the bigs. It has nothing to do with an ‘early’ call-up, it has everything to do with his plate-approach and pitchers seeing his poor habits at the dish. How did an early call-up cause his ever expanding strikezone, his insistence on trying to pull damn near every pitch, and his unwillingness to work a count?

        • DarthHater

          Bingo. I’d be a lot more impressed with his youth, if he would start showing a little progress somewhere. Otherwise, his youth could end up only meaning that he’ll keep frustrating us for a longer period of time.

          • http://www.viewfromthebleachers.com Norm

            I’ve feared for awhile that his career path would b like Garry Templeton’s.

            • DarthHater

              Yea, except I think Templeton’s career trajectory was largely due to knee injuries.

    • BluBlud

      I agree. This could be the biggest knock against my theory of moving prospect faster. Most guys Castro age are playing AAA, or just reaching the majors. I still think Castro has another level, both offensively and defensively that we have yet to see. Could his power bloom later? I Still think the guy is capable of hitting .300/340/ with 25 HR.

      Also, Why didn’t the Cubs put in a claim for SD 3B Edinson Rincon. I know he’s hurt, but he has shown a little promise in the minors, and the Cubs have a 40 man slot open. Why take a chance and see what he can do. If nothing else, put in a claim, and then designate him again and see if we could stash him.

  • dash

    So would the FO consider trading him in 2013 while his potential is still high (and valuable)?

    • Kyle

      They’ll consider anything. But you usually only deal from positions of strength, and all we’d be doing is creating a hole at SS.

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  • SirCub

    Oh no! They’re playing that stupid song again! :)

  • Kyle

    I almost heard some fear in your voice when it said you had an e-mail from “Kyle.” Different one, though.

  • J Wilson

    Brett, do you buy what Rowson is saying about Castro’s supposed improved approach with 2 strikes? I don’t watch every game, hell I watch maybe 3 games/week and ‘quick games’ on mlb.tv, but Castro seems to swing at anything and everything with 2 strikes. He looks like Sori, worse at times. If the pitch isn’t head high or a pitch-out, he’ll swing. Do you, or anyone that watches all his ABs, see anything different?

    • Die hard

      Yea he keeps one eye open now

