Fellow free agents The Nationals have seen plenty of Castro over the past several seasons, as he has appeared with the division-rival Marlins. In a move that will shake up Major League Baseball, the The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired outfielder Giancarlo Stanton and cash considerations from the Miami Marlins in exchange for second baseman Starlin Castro, minor league right-handed pitcher Jorge Guzman and minor league infielder Jose Devers.One of MLB's premier power hitters, Stanton ranks fourth among all players with 267 In 2017, the 28-year-old slashed .281/.376/.631 with an MLB-leading 59 home runs and 132 RBI, along with a whopping 1.007 OPS.However, a massive monetary burden accompanies that top-end production.Signed to a 13-year, $325 million deal in 2014, Stanton will make $77 million guaranteed from 2018 through 2020. Together, Cabrera and Castro give the Nats two relatively similar players whose contributions will have to be monitored, like your favorite sublet, on a month-to-month basis.Perhaps the most unassailable move made in this past week, funny enough, is the addition of spin-rate-savant Donaldson could still find himself suiting up next to The star third baseman just turned 34 this week and, since his injury-plagued 2018 season already cost him his first chance at a big multi-year free agent deal last winter, it isn’t surprising that Donaldson wants to max out his payday now that he is coming off an outstanding 2019 campaign. He’s still just 29 years of age and vastly increased his offensive productivity in the second half of the 2019 campaign. He transitioned from second base to third base in early August when the team promoted prospect On October 31, 2019, the Marlins declined their 2020 option on him and made him a free agent.On July 23, 2020, Castro was the starting second baseman, making his Nationals debut on Opening Day against the He could hit .300 falling asleep, and though he wasn’t known for his power, he held his own – in his words – by “turning triples into doubles” (he also led the nineties in doubles). He had been off to a productive start, slashing .283/.317/.467 over 63 plate appearances entering action today.Precisely how long Castro will be sidelined isn’t yet known, but it’s likely beside the point. For instance, he hit .302/.334/.558 in the second half and .286/.332/.447 away from Marlins Park. The 138 wRC+ he has posted ties him with Mets first baseman and NL Rookie of the Year favorite So what’s behind Castro’s radical change in production?
Starlin Castro says he's over the initial shock and disappointment he felt upon learning in December that he'd been traded from the contending New York Yankees to the rebuilding Miami Marlins.
Castro was called up to the majors on May 7, 2010, from the On October 19, 2010, Castro was named the shortstop on 2011 was Castro's first full season as an MLB player, and also marked his first On September 23, 2011, Castro got his 200th base hit of the season, at Castro was the youngest player to ever lead the National League in hits, achieving the feat with his 207th hit of the season on September 28, 2011. Castro is a lifetime .281 hitter who led the National League with 207 hits in 2011. He’s never going to draw many walks, so the question is Castro can continue to make better contact — both harder and higher — and thus maintain a meaningful portion of that second-half power outburst.Even if Castro enters the season as the presumptive second baseman, he could ultimately move into a more flexible role — especially if top prospect As things stand, the Nats would rely upon the switch-hitting The defending champion Washington Nationals began their offseason in a holding pattern, awaiting the fates of two of their brightest stars: Following those twining, superstar sagas, the Nats embarked on a period of relative calm throughout much of December. He also had the lowest fielding percentage (.961).Castro had his worst year ending with a career low batting average of .245. Recently acquired second baseman Starlin Castro has demanded a trade to a contender. He previously played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins.Castro is a four-time MLB All-Star and holds the record for most runs batted in in an MLB debut. He has had some ups and downs since but has generally been a solid overall performer.Castro inked a two-year, $12MM deal over the offseason to join the defending World Series champs. Of course, the most impressive feat here is that Ichiro managed to chalk up more than 2,000 hits Biggio or Gwynn probably would have been my guess had I not known the answer beforehand. All in all, Pete Rose unsurprisingly was the most prolific hits leader in any decade with 2,045 knocks in the 70s, but I’m not sure there’s a more impressive name on there than Ichiro, whose wizardy with the bat came up just 15 hits shy of Rose in just 9 seasons from 2001 to 2010.Otherwise, definitely some names you might have expected (Rose, Young, Clemente), but it’s not as if a 3,000 hit king rules every decade. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Yankees connected on another young position player Tuesday, upgrading at second base by acquiring Starlin Castro from the Cubs in exchange for right-hander Adam Warren and a player to be named.. New York and Chicago completed their swap immediately following news of the Cubs' signing of free agent Ben Zobrist, who agreed to a four-year, $56 million deal on Tuesday evening. Timing is a huge factor in determining what becomes part of the baseball zeitgeist, and yet, there’s an ocean of information beneath the surface of any given statistical achievement.