QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 18, 2012 -> 09:20 PM)
I've heard he is very Patrick Kane-ish when it comes to partying & the nightlife, but at age 22 with his talent, I still don't see it being a terrible contract at all. Although I was surprised that his career OPS+ was only 103, I figured it was higher.
That's the point: he's really not that great currently. I was watching the Cubs postgame yesterday and both Hollandsworth and Kaplan compared this contract to Longoria's and McCutchen's. This is ignorant, but not wholly unexpected from them. Longoria's base contract was for $16.5 million dollars. Castro's is above $40 million. Prior to signing his contract, McCutchen had three years where he averaged a WAR of 4.3. Castro has averaged about 2.5 WAR/season and is rewarded with a huge sum of money.
Yes, he's 22, but he's shown little improvement in fielding, plate discipline and not being a massive space cadet. The Cubs overpaid for Castro, big time.