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When the Cubs sent Matt Shaw down to Triple A in the middle of April, the hope was that it wouldn’t be a long stint with Iowa. The Cubs knew it would be hard to address their hole at third base in any other way than internally.
The Chicago Cubs have recalled top prospect Matt Shaw from Triple-A Iowa and designated Nicky Lopez for assignment, with Shaw hitting .172 with one home run and a .294 on-base percentage in 18 games with the Cubs this season.
The Chicago Cubs have decided on trading away an infielder after calling a top prospect back up to the big leagues.
A Chicago Cubs prediction has prospect Matt Shaw's future murky at best, unsure when he'll get called up to the Majors again.