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Chicago Cubs: Time to move Starlin Castro down the order

Chicago Cubs’ shortstop Starlin Castro is an extremely talented and naturally gifted baseball player. He has an uncanny ability to make contact at the plate, and while his play in the field is inconsistent, he handles the most important defensive position in shortstop. Castro is a three-time All-Star and has 894 career hits. For a 25-year-old player, that is extremely impressive.

Castro is an incredibly valuable player, who (barring a blockbuster trade) will be a major part of the Chicago Cubs going forward. That being said, Castro is really struggling at the plate right now, and his time as the Cubs’ clean-up hitter should be a thing of the past.