10-07-2009, 09:46 AM
<!--quoteo(post=65752:date=Oct 7 2009, 08:08 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Oct 7 2009, 08:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=65735:date=Oct 6 2009, 11:03 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Oct 6 2009, 11:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=65687:date=Oct 6 2009, 06:50 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Oct 6 2009, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->It's totally unsupported, and probably irrational, but I can't help the fear that Castro is older than we think.
He came out of relative nowhere, has succeeded at levels VERY high for his age, and at least 25% of prospects out of the Dominican Republic have issues with their birth certificates.
Again - I am not saying this is the case with Castro. I'm just saying it is a concern that comes out of a good place: he seems too good to be true.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even if he is 21 instead of 19, I'm still pretty happy with where he's at. His value isn't nearly as high if that were somehow true, but he'd still be a solid SS prospect.
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What if he's 41?
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If that were the case, then I'd like to know how a 16 year old boy was mistaken for a 38 year old man by scouts.
He came out of relative nowhere, has succeeded at levels VERY high for his age, and at least 25% of prospects out of the Dominican Republic have issues with their birth certificates.
Again - I am not saying this is the case with Castro. I'm just saying it is a concern that comes out of a good place: he seems too good to be true.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even if he is 21 instead of 19, I'm still pretty happy with where he's at. His value isn't nearly as high if that were somehow true, but he'd still be a solid SS prospect.
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What if he's 41?
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If that were the case, then I'd like to know how a 16 year old boy was mistaken for a 38 year old man by scouts.