It’s the elephant in the room – Starlin Castro, that is.
Halfway through last season, everyone had given up on the three-time All-Star. He headed into the Midsummer Classic batting an icy .247/.283/.321, but picked things up drastically in the second-half, slashing .295/.319/.464 down the stretch, including a white-hot 1.055 OPS in the season’s final month.
And, lo and behold, Castro is once again a hot commodity – with the most recent rumors tying the Chicago Cubs infielder to the New York Yankees. Here’s more from the New York Daily News.
According to a source with knowledge of the Yankees’ thinking, the team could still be interested in Castro, who would play second base in the Bronx.