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Old 12-08-2015, 10:39 PM   #4832
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Originally Posted by poopfromweiner dude View Post

Castro is cool, now to Frank Drubben to tell me why he's not...

Will Warren get a chance to compete for a rotation slot?
Castro is a guy with tons of unfulfilled potential. Those 300 batting averages are all hollow as fuck. I swear to god, 9 out of 10 base hits I saw from him this year were dribblers through the infield just hit in between defenders. Terrible pitch selection at the plate. Swung at 36.2% of pitches out of the zone he saw. Embarrassing mental miscues in the field. Used to happen when he was 19-20 and everyone was like "hes just a kid" but it never stopped happening. If it wasnt for playing well in a part time role in August/September he would have totally tanked his value. I honestly thought his value was at the point where he needed to be part of a package in order to trade him. He also apparently loves to party and not spend alot of time "honing his craft" which might explain his lack of growth as a player.

Despite all this, he's still only 26 and his contract isn't the worst (2016: $7M, 17: $9M, 18: $10M, 19: $11M, 20: $16M club option ($1M buyout)) and he is supposedly a decent enough guy in the clubhouse so in theory he still may be able to get better but he may just be what he is: a pretty decent defensive infielder who will hit 270 with a 310 OBP and hit 12-15 HR.

I think Warren gets a chance to start as the Cubs really have no one past the current projected starting 5. They need a couple of those guys who could pitch out of the pen and take over a spot in the rotation in case of an injury and maybe grow into the role as a guy like Lackey fades or retires.
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