Starlin Castro Watch Thread

[chibears55]

figured id start a thread on starlin castro for us to keep an eye on him and see if he can turn his season around..
he was benched for the first time the other day after 269 games, he has had 2 good games going 2 for 5 in each and went 0 for 4 in seattle.

It doesn’t sound like Dale Sveum thinks Starlin Castro’s troubles are behind him just yet. “I think the mechanics of his swing are probably the same,” Sveum said, per Carrie Muskat. “He’s mixed in some hits which are nice. That’s usually what gets you going sometimes. He’s still struggling a little bit with the fastball. The mechanics are the same. Hopefully, he keeps gradually understanding what he has to do.” In other words, Sveum would like to see Castro actually implementing whatever mechanical changes they’ve been discussing (“quieting his movement” before the pitch is probably one of them)

starlin castro in 3 Games is 4 for 14 1 K since his benching .285 Avg.

 

[Mr. Cub]

At this point I am hoping he is not going to turn into a bust. I hope he can figure it out and get back to his All-Star form and better.

 

[Boobaby1]

At this point I am hoping he is not going to turn into a bust. I hope he can figure it out and get back to his All-Star form and better.

Be prepared for a bumpy ride with Castro. Roller coaster might be a better prediction if I had to guess.

 

[Mr. Cub]

He just hit his first HR in about a decade. So that's a start, right?

 

[chibears55]

He just hit his first HR in about a decade. So that's a start, right?

considering he was 13 for his last 103 AB with no HR and 3 RBIs before his day off, yes 5 for 15 with a HR and RBI in 3 + games is a good start :clap:

I was curious on last HR Apr 30th against SD..

 

[Mr. Cub]

2 nice hits for Starlin so far today.

 

[daddies3angels]

2 nice hits for Starlin so far today.

I take full credit. I traded him in my fantasy team and since then he been raking

 

[Mr. Cub]

I take full credit. I traded him in my fantasy team and since then he been raking

Hey, what ever works , right? Trade all your Cubs.

 

[daddies3angels]

Hey, what ever works , right? Trade all your Cubs.

Only got 1 left. Feldman and he wont be Cub very long lol

 

[Jntg4]

Only got 1 left. Feldman and he wont be Cub very long lol

#RickettsCheap

 

[daddies3angels]

#RickettsCheap

lol

I actually agree on trading Feldman. He 5th SP that can net you more value back. Garza i dont agree with cause chance they get something back comparable to Garza is like 10%. Rather just pay Garza for next 4-5 yrs

 

[daddies3angels]

Castro with another rope just happen to be right at LF. Hit ball hard 3 times today

 

[Jntg4]

Castro with another rope just happen to be right at LF. Hit ball hard 3 times today

He's passing the eye test lately, won't make up for 1st half of season even if he keeps it up, but non-competitive season so it doesn't matter much so long as he gets back on the right track heading into next season.

 

[Mr. Cub]

Castro.

 

[The Bandit]

Slumps suck, real hard to break out of them, so I know his pain.

 

[daddies3angels]

Slumps suck, real hard to break out of them, so I know his pain.

Talking about your slump in "Posting"??

Your still in it

 

[The Bandit]

Talking about your slump in "Posting"??

Your still in it

I was talking about when I was playing every day, but ok :shrug:

 

[daddies3angels]

I was talking about when I was playing every day, but ok :shrug:

 

[chibears55]

another 2 for 5 game for castro with his 1st HR since Apr. 30TH..

castro is now 6 for 19 ( 3 multi hits games ) .315 Avg with a HR in 4 games since his benching

 

[mountsalami]

Great thread.

Let me know when there's something to watch.