What are the Cubs going to do with Matt Shaw? MLB insider tries to answer tough question
Chicago has backed itself into a corner.
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The Chicago Cubs knew they were getting themselves into this situation with Matt Shaw. The high-profile offseason signing of Alex Bregman also created this infield conundrum. Shaw can play third base (his natural spot) or second base, but the Cubs have Bregman at third and Nico Hoerner at second.
That leaves Shaw in an uncertain spot entering his second MLB season. MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape What are the Cubs going to do with Matt Shaw? The Cubs have said that they want to make Shaw into a super-utility guy.
But that would mean that he gets starts in place of three guys who wouldn't necessarily want days off: Bregman, Hoerner and shortstop Danbsy Swanson. Does that leave much space? It's a "big unknown," according to MLB.