To say that Starlin Castro is struggling this season would be to call the Tetons a cool set of hills. Up to this point, Joe Maddon has allowed his shortstop to play through the issues in the hopes that he’d eventually course-correct and recover from whatever has been holding him back. But as the season has worn on, it’s become more clear that Castro may have simply lost the edge.
With Miguel Montero coming back off the DL and Kyle Schwarber forcing the Cubs to find a spot for him, Maddon has got some hard decisions to make in terms of what constitutes the best possible lineup and defensive alignment.