Chicago Cubs Blog | ESPN Chicago Jul 26, 2014
Rizzo and Castro ready to give advice
CHICAGO – One by one, they’re going to make their way to Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs' farm system -- the best in in baseball, according to ESPN.com -- is producing major leaguers and will be for the foreseeable future. Arismendy Alcantara, Kyle Hendricks and Dallas Beeler are a few of the names who have made their debuts this season. The pressure that comes with it can be overwhelming. That’s where teammates like Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro come in.
KFFL Jul 18, 2014
Cubs | No plans to trade Starlin Castro
Chicago Cubs SS Starlin Castro has drawn trade interest, but the team has no plans ...
Chicago Cubs Blog | ESPN Chicago Jul 16, 2014
Rizzo took it all in at his first All-Star Game
MINNEAPOLIS – Anthony Rizzo spent two days in Minneapolis, and all he got to show for it was a lousy strikeout. Similar story for his teammate Starlin Castro. The two Chicago Cubs each struck out on foul tips while facing Oakland left-hander Sean Doolittle in the eighth inning of the American League’s 5-3 All-Star game win Tuesday night. But for a young player such as Rizzo, a first-time All-Star, the experience goes well beyond his limited playing time here.
KFFL Jul 15, 2014
Cubs | Starlin Castro credits manager
Chicago Cubs SS Starlin Castro credits manager Rick Renteria for setting the tone for his ...
Chicago Sun-Times Jul 10, 2014
Anthony Rizzo joins Starlin Castro on NL All-Star team
CINCINNATI — When Anthony Rizzo nabbed the National League’s final All-Star spot Thursday to join teammate Starlin Castro on the team, it underscored the Cubs’ highest priority at the major-league level entering 2014: bounce-back seasons for the two 24-year-olds with seven-year contracts. The only thing missing was a homegrown centerpiece on the pitching staff earning All-Star recognition. That was missing only because right-hander Jeff Samardzija, who also...
Chicago Tribune Jul 8, 2014
Cubs' Castro happy for Jeter reunion
CINCINNATI --Starlin Castro remembers watching and hearing about the hoopla 13 years ago when Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. played his final All-Star Game in Seattle after a storied 21-year career.
Cubs Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports Jul 8, 2014
Cubs' Castro happy for Jeter reunion
CINCINNATI --Starlin Castro remembers watching and hearing about the hoopla 13 years ago when Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. played his final All-Star Game in Seattle after a storied 21-year career.
Mets Blog | ESPN New York Jul 7, 2014
Keith Hernandez: Castro ‘too unreliable’
Brian Kersey/Starlin Castro should be available next offseason, if not sooner, with the Cubs now loaded at shortstop. NEW YORK -- With the Chicago Cubs now flush with shortstops, count Keith Hernandez among those not in favor of the Mets attempting to acquire incumbent Starlin Castro. Castro, 24, is hitting .287 with 11 homers and 51 RBIs in 342 at-bats for Chicago this season. He is signed through 2019, at salaries of $6 million next year, followed by $7 million in 2016, then $9 million, $10 million and $11 million.
Chicago Sun-Times Jul 6, 2014
Cubs’ Starlin Castro makes third All-Star Game; Anthony Rizzo has a shot
WASHINGTON — For all that has gone wrong for the Cubs this season, the news they got Sunday might be as important for what it says about their direction as it is for the individual honors. Shortstop Starlin Castro was selected to the National League All-Star team in voting by players for the third time in four full seasons. First baseman Anthony Rizzo is among five players who are part of fan voting for the final NL roster spot. It would be Rizzo’s first...
Chicago Tribune Jul 6, 2014
Cubs' Castro, Samardzija named to NL All-Stars, Rizzo on final vote
WASHINGTON -- Shortstop Starlin Castro will get to be a teammate of Jeff Samardzija for at least one more time.
Cubs Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports Jul 6, 2014
Cubs' Castro, Samardzija named to NL All-Stars, Rizzo on final vote
WASHINGTON -- Shortstop Starlin Castro will get to be a teammate of Jeff Samardzija for at least one more time.
Chicago Cubs Blog | ESPN Chicago Jul 6, 2014
Starlin Castro an All-Star for third time
There might not be a more meaningful All-Star selection than Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who made it for the third time in five big league seasons. It was a year ago on this date Castro was hitting just .234 with an on-base percentage of .269 en route to the worst year of his career. He was maligned by fans and press alike as his defense suffered about as much as his offense. No matter how you analyze it, Castro was also responsible -- at least in some fashion -- for the dismissal of former manager Dale Sveum.
Chicago Sun-Times Jul 6, 2014
Starlin Castro not threatened by Cubs’ shortstop stockpile
WASHINGTON — Whatever message the blockbuster trade delivered to fans and the rest of baseball about the Cubs’ future, team president Theo Epstein had a specific message he delivered to shortstop Starlin Castro soon after the deal with the Oakland Athletics was done: “This trade had nothing to do with Starlin Castro. This had everything to do with acquiring impact talent,” Epstein said Saturday after the Cubs added Addison Russell to their collection of...
Chicago Cubs Blog | ESPN Chicago Jul 2, 2014
Young Cubs bounce back in 2014
AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Anthony Rizzo (left) and Starlin Castro (right) are proving their 2013 numbers are a thing of the past.Starlin Castro, Anthony Rizzo and the Chicago Cubs will go for a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox on "Wednesday Night Baseball" at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. Castro and Rizzo have turned things around after a rough 2013 season. Let’s analyze what went wrong last year and what is going right this year. Castro Lowest On-Base Percentage, 2013 The 24-year-old Cubs shortstop had a triple-slash line (BA/OBP/SLUG) of .
