In case there was any doubt that the Chicago Cubs are still interested in acquiring Arizona Diamondbacks' All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suarez before the trade deadline, one can just look to the starting lineup the Cubs rolled out against the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Despite having the day off on Thursday and Shaw riding a heater since the All-Star break, the rookie third baseman was not among the starting nine against the White Sox.
Cubs may have just teased a deadline trade with Friday’s lineup shakeup
Vidal Bruján is getting the start for the Cubs at third base, and conventional wisdom would suggest that Bruján is in the final days of being on the team's roster.