Too early for Starlin?

in 3…2…1…

He needs more time to develop and then there’s the arbitration issue. Regarding the latter point, please read this.

I am glad Lou came to his senses and returned him to his correct spot batting first after telling everyone he would not vs lefties.

You can’t say Lou is not flexable!

yes. Let. It. Go. If the Cubs won’t bring up Cashner for fear of ruining his development, they damn sure aren’t bringing up Castro.

Is this going to be a daily thing here? Guys, let it go.

I have wanted Castro for awhile now until I read Archies post yesterday and how all that works. Keep him down there. The only lthing I didnt understand was Lou said he was close to making the club but wanted him to get some more at bats get him polished. But why back to AA why not to Triple A. I just didnt understand that part. But lets not turn Castro into a DeRosa, bullpen, Soriano thing hearing it over and over and over again.

And this is about the 1000th time this has been discussed this week. Let’s not start new threads about this every time — there’s a perfectly good post in the rec list where this could have been a comment.

Thanks.

Look at all the things Starlin™ can do!

He can replace Theriot. We hate that guy.
He can replace Fontenot. We hate that guy.
He can replace Jeff Baker. We hate that guy, though not as much as those Cajun weirdos.
He will inspire Ramirez to hit in the clutch.
His fantastic range at SS means that Ramirez will never, ever have to dive for a ball again, thus never risking injury to his shoulder.
He can play Robin to Ted Lilly’s Batman, and maybe someday he will be tough enough to defeat Chuck Norris on his own.
He will serve as Fukudome’s translator. In fact, he will teach Fukudome to speak English as well as Ron Santo.
He will teach Soriano to stop trying to pull breaking balls that are away and in the dirt.
He will pitch the eighth inning. And he will do it well.
As a registered dietitian, he will help Soto find the happy medium between “Fat kid who can’t hit” and “Anorexic runway model who can’t hit”.
His Clubhouse Leadership™ will make the Cubs bats less impotent in clutch situations.
He will make Cubs fans everywhere forget about Andres Blanco.

So call him up today. He is the difference maker!

his experience and/or Theriot’s production, then fair enough.

While I understand the business side of it, the Cubs can’t NOT call him up just to avoid that issue. This is a baseball team — their job is to win games. And if they feel that Castro gives them a better chance to win than not, then I’d hope the fan on Ricketts’ right shoulder trumps the businessman on his left shoulder.

is called up before September……..can Lou please end the Theriot leadoff experiment now. He should be moved permanently to the 8 hole. I’m not sure who is a good lead off hitter, other than perhaps Fukudome, but it is not Theriot.

Just had to throw this in while on the subject of Castro…..LOL

his name is Ronn Cedeno. So many had him penciled in as the long term solution at SS.

morale to the story, lets stop over hyping and let nature take its course

Especially when they are still only twenty years old. The guy needs daily playing time to get better.

At least promote him to AAA. He is tearing the cover off of the ball. Man Theriot would like awfully nice at 2b.

The bat appears to be nearly ready, but I want to see the defense be more consistent. Also want to see him take more pitches and show some improvements on the bases