Cubs Call Up Castro

**deadeyededric** · 05-09-2010, 06:48 PM

Does it really matter who they call up? The bad part is some of you actually think you still have a chance to win the division!

**CycloneErik** · 05-09-2010, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by cycub51

Just needs to produce and I don't see how this is desperation. He was going to play this year no matter what. They must have felt he had shown enough progress. Desperation would be putting Vitters at 3rd because Aramis hasn't been hitting.

That's the logical view. With the hype around Castro that the organization wasn't exactly downplaying, they weren't going to be waiting through much of this year before calling him up. This has been in the cards for a while.

**cyfanatic13** · 05-09-2010, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by deadeyededric

Does it really matter who they call up? The bad part is some of you actually think you still have a chance to win the division!

Dude just shut up

**cyfanatic13** · 05-09-2010, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by deadeyededric

Does it really matter who they call up? The bad part is some of you actually think you still have a chance to win the division!

Dude just shut up

**deadeyededric** · 05-09-2010, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by cyfanatic13

Dude just shut up

Well we get to hear all off season how much better the Cubs are gonna be THIS year. Then when you ask them what have thay done, they never can answer. Then you hear wheeping all season long. Chicago is a nice place to end your career. Old or young.

**CycloneErik** · 05-09-2010, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by deadeyededric

Well we get to hear all off season how much better the Cubs are gonna be THIS year. Then when you ask them what have thay done, they never can answer. Then you hear wheeping all season long. Chicago is a nice place to end your career. Old or young.

Classy. You never do stop with the class, do you?

**hurdleisu24** · 05-09-2010, 08:44 PM

Second baseman Mike Fontenot may not fit in with the Cubs' long-term plans if Starlin Castro lives up to expectations, writes Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times. Castro has knocked Fontenot out of the starting lineup as he has taken over at shortstop with Ryan Theriot taking over at second.
Even though Fontenot has been sent to the bench, he has been decent offensively with an OPS+ of 96. In 80 plate appearances, the soon-to-be 30-year-old is hitting .315/.363/.397, a slash line that is a significant step-up from his posting in 2009. For his career, he has a 10.7 UZR/150 at his preferred position.
Fontenot is set to earn $1MM this season after avoiding arbitration with the Cubs this winter. He became arbitration-eligible for the first time in his career when he was awarded Super Two status in November of 2009

**EddieISU** · 05-09-2010, 10:53 PM

Wish the kid the best. But he is with the ultimate loser team, so trade him Cubs so he can become an All-Star.

**Clonegrad07** · 05-10-2010, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by GoCubsGo

The last big SS prospect for the Cubs that had been tearing it up in the minors was Ronny Cedeno. We all know how that turned out. Here's to hoping the Castro experiment goes MUCH better.

Yeah... well the last one before that was Shawon Dunston... I'm ok if he turns out like that or better...