Starlin Castro Bio
Chicago Cubs Star of the Future
With the Chicago Bears in the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls leading their division, it's hard to start thinking about Cubs baseball after the miserable 2010 that they had. However, for a the die hard optimist Cubs fan the season never ends, and opening day breeds new optimism and hope for the elusive World Series Championship.
The Chicago Cubs are waiting for veteran contracts to expire, and seem to be in standby mode, but the Cubs are grooming a young phenom Short Stop who isn't even old enough to order a beer. Starlin Castro came up to the Cubs last year with a lot of potential, but at 20 years old he seemed raw and wouldn't be ready to handle Major League pitching. Not only did Starlin Castro show that he can play baseball in the big leagues, he showed that he could excel!
Starlin Castro finished 5th in the National League in Rookie of the Year voting hitting .300, with a .347 OBA, and only striking out 71 times in over 500 at bats. Those are phenomenal numbers for a rookie who didn't turn 20 years old until a month before the season started.
There is always the concern that Castro will take a step back and suffer the infamous "sophomore jinx", but Starlin Castro seems to be a young ball player that will be able to handle the pressure. He doesn't rely on power for success. He only hit 3 home runs last year, but showed that he could drive the ball in the gaps. His power should improve as he gets older, and those line drives in the gaps may soon be home runs into the Wrigley Field bleachers.
Starlin Castro is a good fielding shortstop with a strong arm. For such a young kid, he handles the position quite well and plays smart in the field.
The Chicago Cubs may have to rebuild once again, but they have a young building block at shortstop named Starlin Castro that should continue to improve and may just be the kind of leader and future star the Cubs need to lead them to the promised land, end the curse, and fulfill every Cub fans dream.
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