Part of me think it could be that teams might be interested in Alcantara, so theyre letting him go back to Iowa to get steady ABs, and/or also maybe yes one of Ramirez and Shaw will likely be traded and Triantos could be their replacement on the roster.
Cubs just called up James Triantos, no corresponding move was mentioned.
Makes me wonder if Ramirez or Alcantara were traded, or if they just seen enough of Alcantara.
Triantos can play IF and OF