The question isn't do the Brewers need Hiura to be better because others are struggling, the question is about Hiura alone. And Castro has played in 16 games and has 60 AB's(63 PA's). Here's the bottom line, he's just turned 24 and even during his struggles in his 2nd year, he's performing alright relative to the average 2nd basemen. That's the point. Not that we brought him in to be average or to compensate for a lack of production from 3rd base. It's about how concerning are his struggles this year. That's where the historically bad numbers, his age and experience come into play. It's got nothing to do with trying to put a positive "spin" on his strikeouts, but rather evaluating how worried people should be about his ability to hit. What good is his bat performing slightly better than the average 2nd baseman when he is an absolute butcher in the field? If they're going to continue this charade of trotting him out at 2nd base he needs to be one of the best in baseball offensively at the position to have value.