John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times
MESA, Ariz. – The Cubs are bringing top prospect Matt Shaw to Japan, manager Craig Counsell announced Tuesday.
“We said going into this, he’s got the upper hand, right?” Counsell said. “So, just be who you are, and that’s what we’ve seen. And that means we think he’s got a chance to be a very, very good player, an impact player. This is the start of it.”
Shaw was indeed considered the favorite to win the third base job going into camp.