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Oh it's 'strong' alright but not really in a good way, lol

Well said Rob. Some people just can't or won't admit the guy is 'off'. I mean....Turning Point? DUDE........

Exactly right...if Shaw stays on the straight and narrow off the field and blows up this season on the field then he can slide over to 2nd when Nico hits free agency. Like you say, plenty of AB's for Shaw as a utility guy and backup at 3rd/SS/2nd and if Bregs/Dansby/Nico get nicked we have a solid replacement.

I want to be bowled over too but as much as WE value Nico (and most of us really do) I just don't think he'll bring back enough to justify trading him. His lack of power is palpable and hurts his trade value some IMO. Hope they keep him and extend him personally. Love me some Nico.

No problemo. We are on the same page FWIW about Shaw, both on and off the field. Peace out.

You aren't the only one....you're just the only one to admit it. MAGA Matt relegated to the bench where he belongs. LOLZZZZZZZZZZ

HUGE BUMP....your boy MAGA Matt just got replaced R10. Suck on that broseph!!!!!!!!!!

Your facts have NO place on this board. Derwood and RCal are bosom buddies....lol. Both wrong again and won't admit it. Hilarious.

Get off your soap box man, he hasn't proven a damn thing yet: as a man or as a player. Your defense of him is amusing though. I'm here for it.

I didn't mean literally but meant he's so bad defensively that they are stuck with him and if they COULD unload him and his 25 mil salary this year then the buying team would slot I'm in at DH. Of course Schwarb is the DH but in reality that's all Nick is at this point of his career. He's a turn style in right field. But don't take MY word for it, Jayson Stark says that NC is statistically the worst right fielder in MLB history: Drunk Phils Fans WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Jayson Stark said “Nick Castellanos is statistically the worst RF in MLB history defensively”

You are HOPING Shaw will be good from an offensive standpoint. Already agree he's very good with the glove but hasn't shown any real pop with the bat. Hope is a slippery slope, and while you COULD be right, early returns aren't good as of yet. That's a fact.

Olney filed a story earlier this evening and basically said Yanks are offering him 5/150 and he and Boras want more. I think any team is crazy to offer him more than that, namely due to his injury history. I like Belli....but not that much. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47574031/sources-yankees-negotiations-cody-bellinger-impasse

To posters 9 and Derwood: Just don't think Shaw has enough pop and power to play 3B. Strikes me as a position teams need to get good power production from. I say that fully realizing he had good power stats in college and the minors but I'm not seeing that thus far in MLB. I hope you guys are right but I'm skeptical. Then again, I've been wrong before: he might just need more seasoning as '9' suggested.

REAL curious to get some opinion on what the hell we're gonna actually do at 3B this coming season. FTR, I'm not a Matt Shaw fan in more ways than one. I think he'd be a solid bench player and late inning replacement, if for instance we trade for Bohm after Philly signs Bichette which I think they're gonna do. That would be my first choice. Secondly would be to sign Suarez, who is older and an avg. fielder but man would he look good in the middle of our lineup guys. He could hit 45-50 homers at Wrigley. Lastly, I want Bregman too but I think we know deep down that's not gonna happen. He's also been hurt more and more as he's aged which isn't unusual but a fact nonetheless. Thoughts?

Meh, used to be a great player but he's hurt all the time too. Friggin' Humpty Dumpty now.