{"id":7584,"date":"2024-11-12T22:19:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T22:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=7584"},"modified":"2024-11-12T22:19:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T22:19:10","slug":"do-the-cubs-have-an-untouchable-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=7584","title":{"rendered":"Do the Cubs Have an Untouchable Prospect?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I mean, technically we know that teams don\u2019t operate by labeling any of their players as untouchable, but out of all prospects in the farm system I think Matt Shaw is currently as close as you can get to being untouchable with the Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old is on fire at this year\u2019s Premier12 Tournament with Team USA. After collecting seven hits during the weekend, which included a 7-RBI game on Sunday, Shaw homered for the second straight night on Monday against Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Folks, look at that beautiful leg kick.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Matt Shaw, the Cub star who was promised???pic.twitter.com\/qga62kgXxk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) November 12, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A no-doubter from Shaw, who drove in another run later in the game with a sac-fly.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw is currently rated as the team\u2019s No. 1 prospect in multiple publications and is ranked 22nd in MLB Pipeline\u2019s top-100 list. His name has been brought up in trade rumors already, but I think the list of players the Cubs would actually trade Shaw away for is extremely short.<\/p>\n<p>Again, only my opinion, but I\u2019d go as far to say that there isn\u2019t a realistic pitching trade target the Cubs would trade Shaw for this offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>The only two players in Team USA history with seven RBIs in a single game:<\/p>\n<p>\u26be\ufe0f Ken Griffey Jr.<br \/>\n\u26be\ufe0f Matt Shaw pic.twitter.com\/H1ToX4Tzn5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 USA Baseball (@USABaseball) November 11, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Even if Nico Hoerner has fully recovered from his forearm surgery and is ready to go by Opening Day in 2025, I still want Shaw on the 26-man roster. He has enough ability on defense to move around the field and get consistent playing time on this roster without rotting on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>This dude can hit. Need Matt Shaw in Tokyo to begin the season.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Previous Update)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cubs top prospect Matt Shaw is playing like a star with Team USA at this year\u2019s Premier12 Tournament. The 23-year-old went 4-for-5 with SEVEN RBI on Sunday night, when he capped off the victory with a walk-off three-run homer to end the Netherlands\u2019 night early via the run rule.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw began tournament play going a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, getting on base a fourth time with a HBP against Puerto Rico. The infielder started at third base and batted second for the United States on Sunday against the Netherlands, leading Team USA to a 12-2 win in eight innings. (10-run mercy rule)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\ude24 A statement win for USA! #Premier12 || @Premier12 | @USABaseball pic.twitter.com\/ndxYEx0Skm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WBSC \u26be\ud83e\udd4e (@WBSC) November 11, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Shaw recorded a pair of singles and added a three-double to his batting line as the United States evened their tournament record to 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>No matter where Shaw has played, give him a bat and he\u2019ll hit the ball hard all over the park.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MATT SHAW IS NOT HUMAN!#Premier12 pic.twitter.com\/09Snz0FeXc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USA Baseball (@USABaseball) November 11, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What is the Premier12 Tournament?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Premier12 is arguably the biggest and most important international baseball tournament behind the World Baseball Classic and the Olympics. The tournament features the top 12 men\u2019s national baseball teams as determined by WBSC\u2019s ranking system at the end of 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can read more about it on MLB.com.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the 2025 season, Shaw could be battling for a starting role at second base as the Cubs continue to evaluate Nico Hoerner\u2019s recovery from forearm surgery. The 2023 first round draft pick has quickly shot up through the team\u2019s farm system, ending this past year at Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw finished the 2024 season hitting .284\/.379\/.488 in 121 games between his time at Double-A and Triple-A. He posted a 146 wRC+, had an 18.2 K% and 11.9 BB% in 523 plate appearances. Shaw homered 21 times and was also a weapon once he reached base, swiping 31 bags in 42 attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cubs might have a prospect that&#8217;s getting into untouchable territory this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7586,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do the Cubs Have an Untouchable Prospect? - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=7584\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Do the Cubs Have an Untouchable Prospect? 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