In what's probably the biggest callup since Justin Smoak, the Cubs called up Starlin Castro to play short. I don't want to sound overdramatic, but the Cubs' next 5-10 ride on this guy. The Cubs haven't really had a great SS in over a decade, trying everything from Ronny Cedeno to trading for Nomar from the Sox to Ryan "The Riot" Theriot. While Theriot is seemingly fit to pay the position, Starlin Castro could be the star they've been searching for.
For the Cubs, it's important for Castro to be their next star, but if he ends up just being borderline All-Star, that'd be acceptable. All of the Cubs' starpower is old or aging fast, and they need some youth or they will be forced to invest in more expensive free agents, that are probably older, because most prime free agents aren't reaching free agency until later in their careers, and thus it'll become increasingly difficult to sustain this run of relative success they've had most of the decade.
But Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Carlos Zambrano, and Alfonso Soriano aren't trending up, and a changing of the guard is in order. With his impressive debut today, Castro looks like he could be the first step in rejuvenating all the old guys.
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