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Starlin Castro
Birthdate: 3/24/1990     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-0/190     Position: SS
Contract: $60M / 7 Years (2013 - 2019) + 1 Option Years
5/11/2013: Castro batted leadoff Friday against left-hander Ross Detwiler and may stay in that spot when the Cubs face lefties in the future, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports.
3/29/2013 - J.P. Breen's 10 Bold Predictions For 2013 by J.P. Breen (RotoGraphs) 8
3/25/2013 - Eno Sarris' 10 Bold Predictions For The 2013 Fanta» by Eno Sarris (RotoGraphs) 17
3/19/2013 - 2013 Shortstop Tiers by Erik Hahmann (RotoGraphs) 9
11/5/2012 - Starlin Castro: Skill Plateau or Even Better Comin» by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 0
8/20/2012 - Cubs Bet Big on Starlin Castro's Improvement by Dave Cameron (FanGraphs) 34


DashboardCustomize
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2008Cubs (R)512153332266.5 %15.3 %.153.360.311.364.464.385123   
2009Cubs (A+)9638734535224.9 %10.6 %.089.332.302.340.391.339112   
2009Cubs (AA)311220111468.2 %9.8 %.108.323.288.347.396.343109   
2010Cubs (AA)261211202047.4 %9.1 %.193.394.367.413.560.432164   
2010Cubs12550635341105.7 %14.0 %.108.346.300.347.408.32999-2.00.02.0
2011Cubs158715109166224.9 %13.4 %.125.344.307.341.432.338109-7.50.73.2
2012Cubs162691147878255.2 %14.5 %.147.315.283.323.430.323992.0-0.13.2
2013Steamer155678128472156.0 %12.7 %.143.320.292.337.434.3321050.9-0.43.5
2013Bill James158667128373245.7 %12.9 %.144.337.304.346.448.341    
2013Oliver 647128471205.7 %13.6 %.140.327.295.337.435.333 1.0-0.34.1
2013Fans (62)156688158886256.0 %14.0 %.154.333.301.344.455.343 -1.00.64.8
2013ZiPS156680148577245.3 %12.9 %.152.321.294.332.446.334106-3.0-0.33.3
2013Cubs421873232023.7 %16.0 %.117.322.279.310.397.30991-2.7-0.50.3
2013ZiPS (R)116509106357165.0 %13.5 %.146.321.291.329.437.330102-3.1-0.22.1
2013ZiPS (U)158696138677184.7 %14.1 %.138.321.288.324.426.32598-5.8-0.82.3
2013Steamer (R)11550286152145.7 %13.2 %.137.319.288.331.425.3271000.4-0.32.3
2013Steamer (U)157689118472165.1 %14.0 %.131.320.286.326.417.32296-2.3-0.82.5
Total- - -487209930245205595.1 %14.1 %.127.333.295.334.423.328102-10.10.18.7

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Standard
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2008Cubs (R)5119621561421153332214033311465.311
2009Cubs (A+)9635838710885173345351914132542211.302
2009Cubs (AA)311111223223630111410012001260.288
2010Cubs (AA)26109121402685120209011120345.367
2010Cubs125463506139100315353412977164414108.300
2011Cubs1586747152071523691091663529624020229.307
2012Cubs1626466911831282912147878365100450152513.283
2013Steamer15562567818212635912847240586553 159.292
2013Bill James158629667191134351012837338586    2412.304
2013Oliver 6006471771253281284713748845214209.295
2013Fans (62)15663868819213433101588864159645  259.301
2013ZiPS156637680187130311214857736488340162411.294
2013Cubs421791875036101323207030100621.279
2013ZiPS (R)116478509139972481063572626823013167.291
2013ZiPS (U)1586576961891333491386773329833019188.288
2013Steamer (R)115464502134932768615228367442 148.288
2013Steamer (U)15764368918412937711847235397542 169.286
Total- - -4871962209957941610627302452051071429713134555931.295

Advanced
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2008Cubs (R)6.5 %15.3 %0.42.311.364.464.829.1536.7.360 -1.3377.0.385123
2009Cubs (A+)4.9 %10.6 %0.46.302.340.391.731.0895.9.332 -0.2485.3.339112
2009Cubs (AA)8.2 %9.8 %0.83.288.347.396.744.1087.5.323 1.2151.3.343109
2010Cubs (AA)7.4 %9.1 %0.82.367.413.560.973.1936.4.394 -1.3249.3.432164
2010Cubs5.7 %14.0 %0.41.300.347.408.755.1084.7.3461.6-1.6613.3.32999
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Cubs4.9 %13.4 %0.36.307.341.432.773.1256.3.3440.50.29312.3.338109
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Cubs5.2 %14.5 %0.36.283.323.430.753.1476.6.3150.8-0.9834.6.32399
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Steamer6.0 %12.7 %0.47.292.337.434.771.1435.8.3201.0-1.4879.4.332105
2013Bill James5.7 %12.9 %0.44.304.346.448.794.1446.2.337 -0.79014.0.341 
2013Oliver5.7 %13.6 %0.42.295.337.435.772.1406.3.327 -0.3839.4.333 
2013Fans (62)6.0 %14.0 %0.43.301.344.455.799.1546.7.333 0.69315.5.343 
2013ZiPS5.3 %12.9 %0.41.294.332.446.778.1526.8.321 -0.38810.6.334106
2013Cubs3.7 %16.0 %0.23.279.310.397.707.1174.5.322-0.4-0.120-0.9.30991
2013Average8.2 %20.0 %0.41.253.319.404.723.1515.0.294    .315 
2013ZiPS (R)5.0 %13.5 %0.37.291.329.437.766.1466.5.321-0.1-0.1646.2.330102
2013ZiPS (U)4.7 %14.1 %0.33.288.324.426.750.1386.1.321-0.5-0.3845.3.32598
2013Steamer (R)5.7 %13.2 %0.43.288.331.425.756.1375.7.3190.6-0.9624.8.327100
2013Steamer (U)5.1 %14.0 %0.37.286.326.417.743.1315.3.3200.2-1.1823.8.32296
Total- - -5.1 %14.1 %0.36.295.334.423.756.1275.9.3332.6-2.525819.3.328102

Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2010Cubs1.7619.5 %51.3 %29.2 %7.0 %2.6 %9.9 %33.3 %
2011Cubs1.5520.1 %48.6 %31.3 %3.3 %5.5 %10.6 %0.0 %
2012Cubs1.4820.5 %47.5 %32.0 %9.1 %8.0 %8.0 %0.0 %
2013Cubs1.4117.4 %48.3 %34.2 %3.9 %5.9 %9.7 %0.0 %
Total- - -1.5619.9 %48.8 %31.3 %6.1 %5.7 %9.5 %28.6 %

More Batted Ball
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2010Cubs202115778206264311961839
2011Cubs2831821176300090417232627
2012Cubs26117611316211080515842389
2013Cubs7251262700242473715
Total- - -818524333327872259449767570

Win Probability
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2010Cubs-0.12-8.648.52-4.32-0.430.970.272-0.630.51
2011Cubs0.05-12.9112.9612.841.431.01 00.77-0.71
2012Cubs-0.21-12.7512.5413.241.391.02 00.62-0.83
2013Cubs-0.07-3.523.451.610.200.97 00.06-0.14
Total- - --0.35-37.8237.4723.382.601.000.2720.82-1.17

Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2010Cubs54.2% (91.0)20.1% (82.9)4.2% (87.2)12.0% (76.2)8.2% (81.2)1.0% (82.9)0.4% (74.4)2.2%
2011Cubs54.0% (91.4)20.4% (83.5)5.0% (87.4)10.6% (76.6)8.1% (82.2)1.4% (84.0)0.5% (65.5)0.3%
2012Cubs55.4% (91.8)19.8% (83.7)6.3% (87.8)10.7% (77.5)6.9% (81.4)0.9% (83.7) 0.8%
2013Cubs58.9% (91.6)19.4% (82.4)3.9% (85.4)8.8% (77.2)7.7% (82.1)1.3% (84.1) 2.0%
Total- - -54.9% (91.4)20.1% (83.4)5.1% (87.4)10.8% (76.8)7.7% (81.7)1.1% (83.7)0.3% (68.6)1.1%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2010Cubs37.9 %6.1 %4.9 %0.7 %0.1 %9.1 %16.7 %12.7 %  10.2 % 0.4 % 
2011Cubs31.5 %10.6 %4.8 %1.2 %0.0 %10.7 %21.1 %9.9 %0.2 % 9.2 %0.0 %0.5 % 
2012Cubs32.9 %12.3 %5.9 %0.7 % 9.1 %20.6 %10.4 %0.4 % 7.0 %   
2013Cubs37.1 %11.2 %3.6 %1.0 % 10.2 %20.3 %8.0 %0.7 % 8.0 %   
Total- - -34.0 %10.1 %5.1 %0.9 %0.0 %9.8 %19.8 %10.5 %0.3 % 8.6 %0.0 %0.3 % 

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2010Cubs91.289.986.484.179.990.183.276.4  81.7 74.4
2011Cubs91.791.188.084.475.990.183.576.482.8 82.565.865.7
2012Cubs92.191.687.483.5 90.783.977.682.5 81.6  
2013Cubs92.091.286.183.1 90.282.776.182.7 82.1  
Total- - -91.791.187.384.077.990.383.576.782.6 82.065.868.9

Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2010Cubs-2.3-8.2-2.63.57.22.90.7-0.23-2.26-3.461.624.9116.189.43
2011Cubs3.1-2.93.54.91.43.4-0.10.22-0.552.661.760.659.57-0.75
2012Cubs-3.66.00.64.22.0-0.5 -0.271.280.411.641.20-2.31 
2013Cubs-2.1-4.4-0.44.14.2-0.3 -0.50-3.20-1.606.547.82-3.28 
Total- - --4.8-9.51.116.614.85.60.6-0.12-0.630.282.052.576.532.81

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2010Cubs-2.2-0.4-2.32.4-0.11.7-9.53.7  7.6 0.7
2011Cubs7.50.73.01.90.0-5.1-1.24.0-0.2 -0.30.5-0.1
2012Cubs1.7-1.20.21.3 -4.04.14.10.5 0.3  
2013Cubs-4.00.3-1.70.0 1.0-2.52.50.5 3.2  
Total- - -2.9-0.5-0.75.6-0.1-6.3-9.014.20.8 10.90.50.5

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2010Cubs-0.32-0.32-2.5419.86-6.661.02-3.101.59  4.11 9.33
2011Cubs0.900.252.376.010.00-1.81-0.211.54-3.58 -0.1154.77-1.12
2012Cubs0.21-0.400.167.62 -1.830.841.654.97 0.16  
2013Cubs-1.530.44-6.530.08 1.43-1.694.329.79 5.67  
Total- - -0.11-0.07-0.198.25-3.33-0.86-0.601.793.68 1.6754.772.73

Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2010Cubs32.3 %64.9 %47.8 %75.3 %91.8 %85.9 %47.6 %62.9 %6.5 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Cubs33.1 %67.5 %49.2 %71.2 %92.9 %85.1 %46.8 %59.6 %7.2 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Cubs37.4 %64.9 %50.2 %71.2 %91.1 %83.1 %46.4 %62.7 %8.3 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
2013Cubs36.8 %66.9 %50.4 %69.1 %88.1 %80.5 %45.4 %56.2 %10.1 %
2013Average29.6 %64.9 %45.8 %66.1 %86.6 %79.4 %46.0 %60.1 %9.2 %
Total- - -34.6 %66.0 %49.3 %71.9 %91.6 %84.2 %46.7 %61.1 %7.7 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2010Cubs32.8 %60.4 %46.3 %74.9 %92.4 %86.1 %48.9 %22.0
2010Average28.0 %61.3 %44.7 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.1 %21.5
2011Cubs32.7 %64.6 %48.5 %68.7 %93.0 %84.7 %49.4 %23.2
2011Average28.6 %62.1 %45.3 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %49.8 %21.6
2012Cubs34.7 %64.3 %49.2 %66.4 %92.4 %83.0 %49.0 %24.5
2012Average29.0 %62.2 %45.3 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.2 %22.1
2013Cubs35.0 %65.6 %49.9 %65.6 %87.8 %79.8 %48.8 %22.5
2013Average28.7 %62.1 %45.0 %63.1 %87.3 %79.4 %48.9 %22.5
Total- - -33.6 %63.6 %48.3 %69.1 %92.2 %84.0 %49.1 %23.2

Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2010CubsSS1231211073.21833342716117042293     .950-12
2011CubsSS1581581398.22674462913167338377     .961 
2012CubsSS1621611402.2266465271988647447     .964 
2013CubsSS4242374.056113651209102     .966 
Total- - -SS4854824249.0772135889533624913612019     .960-12

Advanced Fielding
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2010CubsSS1073.2 0 -73-4307236.76960  -10.00 0.86.9-9.7-2.0-2.8
2011CubsSS1398.2 -2 -2-6-10423338.79955   -5 -2.60.6-5.4-7.5-7.5
2012CubsSS1402.2 -2 -493408318.77988   -4 -0.87.7-4.82.02.0
2013CubsSS374.0 0 0119881.82721     0.1-0.7-2.1-2.7-11.7
Total- - -SS4249.0 -4 -137-101236973.787224  -10.0-9 -2.514.4-22.0-10.1-3.1

Fans Scouting Report
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamInnVotesInstinctsFirst StepSpeedHandsReleaseArm StrengthArm AccuracyOverallFSR
2010Cubs1073.25067757246488142620
2011Cubs1398.2365769714327791952-5
2012Cubs1402.2405769674540713555-4
Total- - -3875.01266071704538773156-9

Aggregate Defensive Ratings
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnFSRDRSTZLUZRSTDEVERRADR
2010CubsSS1073.203-10.0-2.16+/- 3-3

Value
Projections  |  Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2010Cubs-0.80.0-2.015.05.53.618.92.0$7.8 
2011Cubs7.80.7-7.520.87.2-0.330.63.2$14.6 
2012Cubs-1.1-0.12.020.47.29.230.43.2$14.4 
2013Cubs-1.9-0.5-2.75.51.9-0.82.50.3$1.3 
Total- - -4.00.1-10.161.721.911.882.58.7$38.1 

Contracts
  • $60m / 7 Years (2013 - 2019) + 1 Option Years (Edit)
    • signed by Chicago Cubs on 8/18/2012 (Extension)
    • 2013: $5M, 2014: $5M, 2015: $6M, 2016: $7M, 2017: $9M, 2018: $10M, 2019: $11M
    • 2020 Team Option: $16M ($1M buyout)
    • Signing Bonus: $6M
    • Incentives: $2M in 2019 and $2M in 2020 (option year) if two top five finishes in MVP voting during initial 7 years (2013 - 2019).
    • Agent / Agency: Paul Kinzer
    • Originally Reported By: Enrique Rojas
    • Source: articles.chicagotribune.com, Hat Tip: mlbtraderumors.com
    • Submitted by rhettdb2005
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