Fantasy baseball Stat Focus: Diagnosing Starlin Castro's struggles

Starlin Castro was supposed to be a breakout star in 2013; instead, he's regressed to career lows.

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The good news for Castro and his fantasy owners, as well as the Cubs and their fans, is that this should be something he can remedy. The fact that he's getting himself into these counts with more regularity than ever before is a good thing. That he finds himself ahead in the count after the first pitch more frequently than at any point in his career is equally encouraging. Now, he just needs to start taking advantage.