The Chicago Cubs may have a budding star in rookie third baseman Matt Shaw. Shaw has been red-hot since the All-Star break, and one of the only producers in a Cubs offense that, up until recently, has been in a frustrating slump. It’s been an up-and-down rookie season for Shaw, but things seem to be leveling out, and it looks like he has finally turned a corner in his development.
It was a slow start for Shaw this season amid high hopes that he could fill the Cubs’ void at third base that was left by the departure of Isaac Paredes, who was part of the Kyle Tucker trade.