In Chicago, Major League Baseball infielder Starlin Castro was a victim of circumstance. However, after being traded to the New York Yankees on Dec. 8, the shortstop-turned-second baseman should be their beneficiary.
There wasn’t a more criticized athlete on the Chicago Cubs roster than the once-prized shortstop. The trade was a move that will benefit not only both teams but also Castro.
Castro, who is in his early 20s, was thrust into a starring role on Cubs teams with no intention of competing during the early years of the Theo Epstein rebuild. When Epstein took over as Cubs president of baseball operations, Castro was unprotected in the lineup.