beckdawg
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Met's can't catch a break with their young pitching. Just goes to show you why cubs shied away from pitching early.
They could have traded Castro for some guys with elbow issues like some here wanted to do.
Wouldn't that hold true with anyone the Cubs might have traded him for?
Harvey, Carpenter, Wainright, Fernandez, Darvish and a host of others doesn't mean they are done by a longshot. Eventually the Cubs are going to trade hitting talent for pitching talent and there are no guarantees that you will not get this with any of them.
I will stick by what I've maintained since I graced this forum with my presence. The Cubs have no interest in trading Castro any time soon. He is one of the core players as much as Rizzo.
I think they would stay on the phone if a team offered up a prime starting pitching asset. I agree with you that he's certainly seems to be identified as a cornerstone piece. Baez's progression this year certainly figures to weigh heavily on how available Castro really is. I think next year would be a more likely time to deal him since Russell doesn't figure to make his debut until this September/early 2016.