Still think Starlin Castro can't be traded?

[Gregg]

From Rotoworld:



Cubs manager Dale Sveum indicated Monday that he's considering benching Starlin Castro if the shortstop can't improve his focus.
Castro forgot how many outs there were in Monday's game on a potential double-play ball, letting the Giants score the tying run at the time. It's one of many mental mistakes that the young shortstop has made over the last year and a half. "It’s not acceptable," Sveum said. "These things got to stop happening or we’re just going to stop playing." We can't imagine that a potential benching would last more than a couple days, but Castro probably needs a wake-up call at this point. To his credit, he was apologetic to teammates after the game and called the situation "embarrassing

[Stephen]

I'm guessing an email like this was just sent out.

To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]

Dear Jed Hoyer,

I'd like to introduce you to Pastornicky, Delgado, Teheran and Jurrjens. I was wondering if you'd like to bring a couple of them over for that unfocused shortstop guy you have over there?

Thanks,
Frank Wren

[chancellor]

Castro with a monster baserunning blunder in the game tonight. Fortunately for him, the Brewer hitting sucks so badly right now that it didn't cost them the game.

[Trautdiggity]

I'm guessing an email like this was just sent out.

To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]

Dear Jed Hoyer,

I'd like to introduce you to Pastornicky, Delgado, Teheran and Jurrjens. I was wondering if you'd like to bring a couple of them over for that unfocused shortstop guy you have over there?

Thanks,
Frank Wren

Call me crazy, but I don't think that would get it done. Pastornicky and Delgado (while both admittedly maybe not ready) haven't impressed at all. Jurjjens value is shot and even Teheran's star has dimmed a little bit. For a deal like that to happen, the Cubs braintrust will really have to buy into the upside and be convinced the Braves have mismanaged their pieces.