Starlin Castro

**Starlin Castro**
Starlin Castro
; Castro waits to take batting practice
	SS
	Born: March 24, 1990 (age 23); Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
	Acquired: Signed at age 16 as an amateur free agent
	Signed by: Jose Serra; for ;
MLB debut
	Has Not Played for the Chicago Cubs
Teams
	DSL Cubs - (2007) ; AZL Cubs - (2008) ; Daytona Cubs - (2009) ; Tennessee Smokies - (2009);

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Castro is a natural at shortstop, with excellent instincts, range, good hands and a strong arm that could probably handle third base, although he did commit 39 errors between Hi-A and AA last season. He has a nice line drive stroke with quick wrists and is not overmatched by breaking balls. Scouting director Tim Wilken praises his ability to let the ball travel deep into the zone. His speed on the basepaths though is merely average at the moment and he'll need to work on his patience at the plate.

"We don't know how he handles adversity because he hasn't had any," Sandberg said. "But when he was with us at Double-A, I saw a lot of good things. He was disappointed if we lost, or if he didn't advance a runner, or didn't feel like he had a quality at-bat.

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↑ Rozner, Barry. "Sandberg sees good days ahead for Beckham, Castro". February 16, 2010. Daily Herald. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=359426

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[0] Rozner, Barry. "Sandberg sees good days ahead for Beckham, Castro". February 16, 2010. Daily Herald. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=359426

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Starlin Castro
Castro waits to take batting practice
SS
Born: March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24) (age 23) Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Acquired: Signed at age 16 as an amateur free agent
Signed by: Jose Serra for
MLB debut
Has Not Played for the Chicago Cubs
Teams
DSL Cubs - (2007) AZL Cubs - (2008) Daytona Cubs - (2009) Tennessee Smokies - (2009)