Levine: Castro Hopes To Be Back Soon, Talks Of Respect For Baez

" MESA, Ariz. (CBS) - Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro is working with team trainers on getting back on the field soon. Castro spent the last couple of days doing low-impact exercises and getting electric stimulation treatment on his strained hamstring, as well as using ice to bring down the swelling”

“We will be in the pool today for (low impact walking and movement),” Castro said Tuesday morning. ”I feel a lot better today.”

Castro confirmed seven to 10 days is a realistic timeframe to expect him back in baseball drills.

Castro injured the hamstring on a slide, his second hamstring strain in two springs.

“I will do my routine everyday,” he said. “I don’t care how long it takes, but if I do all of my treatment every day, I will do it faster.”

Castro said he will be have a better idea where he is at by the weekend.

“This injury is not as bad as last year’s (hamstring strain),” he said "

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