The Case Against Starlin Castro (Not Taking Into Consideration Rape and Retardedness)
The big story in Wrigleyville is how Starlin Castro forgot the rules of baseball yesterday, but that doesn’t bother me (much). What bothers me is how a bunch of idiotic Cubs fans think Castro is somehow a centerpiece, or even a part of any successful future on the north side. HE’S NOT! I’ve been ranting about this since last season. How exactly is a guy who hits .300 with no power, swings at everything, and makes an epic amount of errors in the field a star shortstop? Don’t even give me that all-star crap, obviously that “honor” is bestowed on a few terrible players every year to satisfy the rule of having one all-star per team. Look at this kid’s numbers this season, a season that most people (see: idiots) will swear is a great season for him at the plate:
BA: .305
Doubles: 6
Home Runs: 4
Walks: 6
OBP: .319
SLG: .423
Those numbers are abysmal for a star, although if Castro wants an award for mediocrity, it appears he is about to run away with it. A little bit of research reveals that the league average OBP is .319 and the league average SLG is .402.
Oh and another quick stat for everyone:
Errors Committed
2010 NL 27 (2nd)
2011 NL 29 (1st)
2012 NL 9 (4th)
Those are Castro’s stellar career fielding numbers. In parenthesis is his fantastic league ranking. He is a perennial leader at being complete trash in the field, so there’s that. I say move him to 2nd base and send Darwin Barney the way of Mike Fontenot (what ever happened to that kid? Oh right, I don’t give a s#$% because he sucked too).
Am I back? Not sure, but I definitely have been wanting to get that little bit of anger off my chest.
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Comment from Mike Schroeder
Time June 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Agree to disagree. The guy needs to get all his power numbers up, but lets not forget he’s leading all shortstops in RBIs and he plays on the worst team in baseball. He’s also leading SSs in SBs. A few more homeruns would be nice, but I still think they’re coming. Fielding and eye at the plate can be improved, he’s only 22!
Comment from Stormin’ Norman Disciple
Time June 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Theo is a genius. I have total faith in him….for now. As for RBIs, you have to know that statistic has absolutely nothing to do with his individual contribution to wins, right?
Comment from bitternutz
Time June 5, 2012 at 5:08 pm
I you batted Juan Pierre (aka 1 for five pierre cleanup even he would drive in 75 runs). Generally, defense and batting eye do not improve much in the majors but there are exceptions. Maybe its his lack of focus which is holding him back and not his skills, which i think would make it more likely he could improve.
Comment from Mike Schroeder
Time June 5, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Sure… All I’m just saying is he’s got talent at a young age. You guys are assuming he will maintain his mediocre numbers, I’m saying they’ll improve. I don’t think he is the cubs savior, but he could be a piece of a good team a few years down the road since he is so young. I do not think he is worth dealing right now for most unproven prospects because he is proven he can put up good numbers in the majors and I don’t think he’s hit his ceiling.
Comment from bitternutz
Time June 5, 2012 at 5:43 pm
He could grow into his power and improve his defense like Robinson Cano, but he will never take a walk.
Comment from Rule 5 Draftee
Time June 6, 2012 at 7:42 am
He is a very good player but on this team he’s a Star. Therefore, our expectations for him are inflated. He’s young and he bats over .300. His power and defense will improve, but he’ll never have an OBP north of .350 which is where it should be.
I miss Harry Lughes!
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Time June 12, 2012 at 8:04 am
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Comment from bitternutz
Time June 5, 2012 at 4:46 pm
This is exactly why the Cubs should trade him now before the rest of the league realizes that his value is at an all time high and that his defense will surely decline as he ages. When the Cubs are forced to move him to 2B or #b his value will decrease even more. I think Theo knows all this and will make a deal.