Almost two weeks after calling Haute launcher with Cade Horton minor leagueTHE Chicago Cubs also bring back their perspective n ° 1.
Third goal Matt Shaw is recalled from triple-a iowa, According to media relationships. He should join the Cubs during their six -game road trip to Miami And Cincinnatiwhich starts on Monday.
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Shaw, 23, is classified as the first hope of the team by Mlb.com And AthleticsWho also consider him as a top 25 of the perspective overall. He was the choice of first round of the Cubs in 2023 (No. 13 in total) Maryland.
The Cubs had Shaw on their list of major leagues as a third goal player who leaves spring training. But he had trouble in his passage of 18 games, hitting .172 / .294 / .291 with 1 home run, 3 products produced and 18 sticks in the stick in 58 appearances.
In mid-April, Shaw was downgraded to minors to make changes in his swing, in particular mitting the kick of the leg.
“Many was right: ‘Hey, go back to driving baseball’ ‘” Cubs hitting the coach Dustin Kelly said mlb.com. “He had become a little passive here with some of his swing decisions.
“We know that he can lead the ball to the right field and the right center,” he added, “but he pulls the ball in the air and doing damage alongside traction is also important.”
Since then, the changes have succeeded in Shaw, which led to an average of .286 / .409 / .560 with 6 circuits, 5 doubles and 14 points produced in 24 games (110 steps) with Iowa.
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Cubs could certainly use more production in the third base as they try to stay ahead of the Cardinals of Saint-Louis in the central of the national league, holding A two -game advance. Chicago ranks second at the MLB at the post, with an average of .184 and 0.493 OPS. Cubs are also the only team that has not obtained third basis home run this season, which has mixed among the Jon Berti (.213 average, .512 OPS) and defensive specialist Nicky Lopez (.056 average, .283 ops).
Shaw’s promotion will apparently be at the expense of Lopez, because he would not have traveled with the Cubs in Miami while the team seeks to exchange it or designate it for assignment.