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The Red Sox get an update on potential moves involving Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw as the team adjusts after Alex Bregman’s departure and Ranger Suárez’s signing.
Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer proposes they solve that by trading with the Detroit Tigers for their two-time Cy Young, Tarik Skubal. MORE: Proposed blockbuster Phillies trade sees Philadelphia deal for $300 million two-time Cy Young to replace Ranger Suarez The trade would look like this:
Forty-eight hours after learning the Chicago Cubs would have a new starting third baseman in Alex Bregman, Matt Shaw was still digesting the move.
The Chicago Cubs made waves across the baseball world last weekend when news broke that they were signing Alex Bregman to a five-year deal worth $175 million to be their new third baseman. While, of course, bringing in a star player with a history of ...
But the move created a logjam also involving Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw, and now the Cubs risk making a big mistake. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, the San Francisco Giants are "aggressively pursuing" a second baseman and are "engaged" with the Cubs in trade talks about Hoerner.
There has been plenty of speculation on Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw and his future with the team after his rookie season. Shaw finished the year with .a 226 batting average and .295 on-base percentage. Shaw struggled badly in the first months of the season.