Starlin Castro

[Scarey]

<!--quoteo(post=69886:date=Nov 22 2009, 12:03 AM:name=cherp)-->QUOTE (cherp @ Nov 22 2009, 12:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I know nothing about this kid - heard his name a bunch recently. Has anyone seen him? From what I read, he seems like a good IF glove with no pop, a .290 ba. and a .350ish obp

Luis Castillo?

Or do people see more upside than that?

I was very surprised to see BA put him over Vitters.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

He projects as a higher BA type guy. He can take a walk has not shown above average patience at this point. He projects for more power because of his frame. He has an excellent arm excellent range at short. They say he's very advanced defensively despite a marginally high error total this year. He runs better than average and seems to be a smart base stealer because of his high base stealing %. He is fantastic at putting the bat on the ball and rarely strikes out.

It's hard to put a whole lot of player comparisons on him because he's only 19 years old. Some people have gone to the extreme of comparing him to Hanley Ramirez. I'm not sure I'd go that far. One comparison I've heard that sounds pretty good is Edgar Rentaria when he was known for his defensive prowess. I think his ceiling would be a Jimmy Rollins type which I would love.