Cubs Starlin Castro Gets an Opportunity to Redeem Himself
The Chicago Cubs bewildered shortstop Starlin Castro has had a painful season. Mired in a bad season, Castro was the subject of many trade rumors, which uncovered the fact that many other MLB teams weren’t interested in his services.
Coming into the 2015 season, Castro was applauded for his improved defense and bounce back 2014 campaign, but after a posting a .235/.271/.303 slash line those cheers quickly turned to jeers.
Most recently Castro lost his starting shortstop gig to Cubs rookie, Addison Russell. Following this news, Castro has taken time fielding ground balls at both second base and third base so manager Joe Maddon can get his bat into the lineup.
“It doesn’t matter where they put me,” Castro told the Tribune’s Mark Gonzalez. “I just want to play. I just want to be in the lineup. It doesn’t matter if it’s at second or short.”
This is a very important statement from Castro, his maturity even as a 25 year old is impressive. Which is probably why Maddon, Castro’s teammates, and team president Theo Epstein continue to speak well about the struggling former all-star.
That attitude has helped Castro quickly adapt to second base where he made one of the more remarkable plays you’ll see this season.
However this was just game one of what could be a permanent move for Castro, will this be the player we should expect to see going forward? Or will the same player that has mental lapses in the field return after the freshness of his demotion wears off?
That is the question I’m asking you, the Chicago Sports fan. I
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