Fansided · May 26, 2019
San Francisco Giants: When will Chris Shaw get another chance?
When the season began, the San Francisco Giants challenged outfielder Chris Shaw to work on his approach by sending him back to Double-A Richmond.
Call it a demotion with a purpose by the San Francisco Giants.
With the glut of outfielders in Triple-A Sacramento, it was really the only way to give Shaw consistent playing time.
Since he has a spot on the 40-man roster, the assumption was that if Shaw showed enough improvement in Double-A, he would be one of the first players called upon if an outfield void arose.
That’s not how things have played out, though.
First, there was this: