It wasn’t that long ago that Starlin Castro was caught up in endless trade rumors as speculation regarding his future with the Cubs organization ran rampant in the days leading up to the July 31 trade deadline.
As we’ve all seen before, though, the deadline came and went and Castro remained on the North Side, where he’s already made three All-Star teams in his first six big-league campaigns.
And apparently that is all it took to get him back on-track.
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In the month of August, the 25-year-old infielder batted .296/.315/.437, with seven doubles as part of his 21 hits in 25 contests.