Heading into spring training, Castillo will be in the starter role to prove his worth. He started last season in Triple-A Iowa and then took over the starting role when Geovany Soto was traded to the Texas Rangers. Only playing in 52 games, Castillo hit 5 home runs 22 runs batted in and had a batting average of .265.
With Navarro being the backup, the starting job is
Castillo's to lose. Over the off-season Castillo has been working hard to get
to where he will be on opening day. He recently skipped playing in the winter
league to have five more weeks to work out and train. He also has turned down
to play in the World Baseball Classic to start spring training with the
Cubs.
Showing a lot of dedication and work ethic in the
off-season, the Cubs hope that Castillo can fill the hole behind the plate and
become their starting catcher. Even though Castillo is only 25, many think that
he has the potential to be a solid starter for the Cubs. Looking to Navarro for
wisdom and advice, this should help Castillo mature as a catcher and gain his
part for the future.
With the young Cubs team Castillo could join the nucleus of Castro and
Rizzo. I am hoping that Castillo can fill that hole so that can give the Cubs
one less thing to worry about. He brings lots of potential this year and
hopefully can become a star. How do you feel about Castillo being the starter?
Please leave your comments below...and Go Cubs Go!!
Very happy to see that it looks as if Wellington is going to be the starter. Not quite sure if he is going to be a star or not but defitnetly an upgrade to Soto
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DeleteDon't forget, Soto won rookie of the year and had two good seasons before dropping off. Once pitching made adjustments, he couldn't readjust and had trouble making contact. He was a much more highly regarded prospect than Castillo was. So let's hope for a Soto-like rookie campaign and hopefully he can maintain and steadily exceed expectations and outperform Soto.
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DeleteAgreed the article is again confusing to and too, I wrote a very insightful response that was not profane or vulgar but it was never posted and then I was blocked when I tried to give help via twitter.
DeleteHey you posted my response so lets try this again:
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2-stop approving comments, if you get spam or vulgar responses just delete those. You will get comments that disagree with you that is what makes a great site.
3-stop with the link baiting questions that reek of ESPN "debate" - asking questions like "What would happen if the Cubs did this" or "what do you think" just post well researched and written stories.
4-use advanced saber metrics to discuss players - the triple crown stats show very little value and doesn't predict as well as the sabermetrics.
5-reply to negative comments and don't block people just because they don't like you.
ok...I get it. Im sorry my grammar and writing skills are not perfect. I am very new to this and will learn along the way. I understand that you are trying to give me insight and tips to become a better writer. But continuing to come to my site or contact me on twitter and pick out every single thing I do wrong is getting very annoying. My writing will become better with time. And for the record I am not another one of your stupid students you teach who is trying to be a rapper.
DeleteBeware of this one! If he really wanted to help you he would contact you personally. He is trying to dis-credit your blog because he has failed at writing his own.
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