AUG. 18: Manager Dave Martinez announced Castro will undergo surgery this Friday, Todd Dybas of NBCSW was among those to report. Castro’s optimistic he’ll return for the playoffs if the Nationals qualify.
AUG. 14: The Nationals announced that second baseman Starlin Castro has suffered a broken right wrist. He has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
That diagnosis comes after Castro departed the team’s contest earlier today. It explains why the Nats suddenly decided to promote top infield prospect Luis Garcia, a move that is now official.
Garcia will debut at twenty nears and ninety days of age. Castro was actually a shade younger when he first hit the majors back in 2010. 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. 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. At this stage of the calendar, it’s hard to imagine he’ll be able to recover and ramp back up in time to return before the regular season wraps up.
This guy finally gets a chance to play on a contender and now this. Hardly seems fair.
ROTFL is this a Yankee dig? Remember he was with them in 16 & 17.
He was also on the ‘15 Cubs that made the NLCS
Castro has played in several contenders
Time for 20 y.o. Luis Garcia to show what he’s got.
Castro done for the year
all that potential and his body betrays him again and again. again!
You get the post of the day !
Castro actually is in the top 1 % in all of baseball in Abs the last 10 years, including leading the league in 3 out of the 10 years- He has averaged 148 games played over the last 10 years
Well done-
It’s a toss up for me between this one or the guy that doesn’t know what a contending team is up above.
Garcia’s a great prospect but i think this is pushing him
Abbreviated season so he won’t be too exposed. Many other prospects are now making their debuts as well (On Cards, Phillies, soon to be Giants, etc)
Everyone but the Red Sox for some reason. Boston prefers to go dumpster diving on the waiver wire vs. bringing up any of their top ranked rookies. It’s time to see what Mata, Houck, Dalbec & Downs can do. They can’t be any worse than what they are putting out there each day.
Probably is pushing it, but Soto spent less time in AA and made his debut at 20. Granted, Soto hit better than Garcia, but word is he hit great in the AZL this fall. Gotta love the Nats being aggressive with their prospects rather than teams like the Pirates, Cardinals, etc who wait forever to give them a shot.
i mean, Soto is a high standard though. not every prospect (or 99.99% of them for that matter) is Soto
I agree, but I will always be fine with teams being aggressive rather than passive with prospects. Also given that there is no minors right now. Can’t hurt to give him 3 weeks in the show and see if he sticks.
20 nears. Yar!!!!!
They should be alright. They have good depth. I think the the trade deadline prices will be fairly cheap this season as well.
Damn… I am always rooting for Castro even though has has not been on the Cubs since 2015. Did not live up to all the hype but still was a very solid player.
he’s always seemed like a guy who if you have him as your 9th best hitter, you know you are doing good. he still piles on hits, even if not as many as he used to. he’s within a few years of getting to 2000 despite only having just turned 30.
John doe gets leg amputated, he has been placed on the 10 day injured-list..c’mon man
Time to give Brian Dozier a call!
Too late to call Jordy Mercer.