Matt Shaw Returns to Chicago

[Brian Kelder]

Matt Shaw is ready to return to Chicago, according to ESPN reporter Jesse Rogers:

Shaw, nursing a sore back, will replace Kevin Alcantara on the big league roster. Currently, Shaw is hitting .242 with a .297 OBP in part-time work for the Cubs. In four rehab games, he hit .286 with a .375 OBP and zero home runs. Shaw will look to give struggling regulars like Alex Bregman, Nico Hoerner, and Dansby Swanson some rest as well as logging time in the outfield, where he played some in his brief rehab stint.

Alcantara played sparingly in his 17 games in Chicago, and his baserunning gaffe late in Sunday's game likely was the last straw for manager Craig Counsell. He'll take a .111 batting average with him and look to further develop in Iowa, where he'll have consistent playing time.

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[JunkyardWalrus]

Alcantara looked like a yodeller at a polka party. 

[JBears79]

no thanks. Would rather keep PR up.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

26 minutes ago, JBears79 said:

no thanks. Would rather keep PR up.

They did keep him. Jaguar got sent down.

[jersey cubs fan]

[UMFan83]

What the hell was the point of calling Alcantara up?  It didn't help the Cubs, it didn't help him.  Weird

[Stratos]

Did anyone see The Jag field any balls? How did he look?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

9 minutes ago, Stratos said:

Did anyone see The Jag field any balls? How did he look?

I can't recall him ever playing the field

[We Got The Whole 9]

34 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

What the hell was the point of calling Alcantara up?  It didn't help the Cubs, it didn't help him.  Weird

Obviously he couldn't provide that either!