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Castro's prospect status rising (STAFF/PAM DAVIS)
Castro's prospect status rising (STAFF/PAM DAVIS)
By Josh Dorsey

Date: Aug 14, 2009

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – In a sport notorious for its 30-year-old rookies and a long player development system, the Cubs have, by their standards anyway, a rarity on their hands. Tennessee Smokies shortstop Starlin Castro is enjoying his first weeks in Double-A ball with a number attached to his name that makes his prospect status sky rocket.

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