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When the Iowa Cubs opened the 2025 season, the Triple-A team was tabbed as one of the best in Minor League Baseball with some of the biggest named players in the Chicago Cubs' organization on the roster.
The roster will soon feature the biggest of them all.
The Chicago Cubs announced on April 15 that infielder Matt Shaw, the top prospect in the entire organization according to MLB Pipeline, was being optioned to Iowa.
Shaw hit just 1.72 with one home run and 18 strikeouts across 18 games with Chicago this season. His demotion was part of a bevy of moves announced by the team April 15.
The decision to send Shaw back to the minors was the biggest. The 23-year-old was a first-round pick by the Cubs in 2023 and rapidly rise through the minors.
Shaw reached Double-A by his first season of professional baseball in 2023 and finished last season in Des Moines hitting .298/.395/.534 with seven homers in 35 games with Iowa.
More: How Cubs prospect Matt Shaw made himself into one Minor League Baseball's best hitters
After making Chicago’s opening day roster, Shaw struggled in his first big-league stint, tallying just a .536 OPS with Chicago.
He joins an Iowa roster that now features 11 of the organization's Top 30 overall prospects. With Shaw, Iowa now has the organization’s top six prospects with Cade Horton, Owen Caissie, Moises Ballesteros, James Triantos and Kevin Alcantara.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Chicago Cubs top prospect Matt Shaw sent back to the Iowa Cubs
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The roster will soon feature the biggest of them all.
The Chicago Cubs announced on April 15 that infielder Matt Shaw, the top prospect in the entire organization according to MLB Pipeline, was being optioned to Iowa.
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Shaw hit just 1.72 with one home run and 18 strikeouts across 18 games with Chicago this season. His demotion was part of a bevy of moves announced by the team April 15.
The decision to send Shaw back to the minors was the biggest. The 23-year-old was a first-round pick by the Cubs in 2023 and rapidly rise through the minors.
Shaw reached Double-A by his first season of professional baseball in 2023 and finished last season in Des Moines hitting .298/.395/.534 with seven homers in 35 games with Iowa.
More: How Cubs prospect Matt Shaw made himself into one Minor League Baseball's best hitters
After making Chicago’s opening day roster, Shaw struggled in his first big-league stint, tallying just a .536 OPS with Chicago.
He joins an Iowa roster that now features 11 of the organization's Top 30 overall prospects. With Shaw, Iowa now has the organization’s top six prospects with Cade Horton, Owen Caissie, Moises Ballesteros, James Triantos and Kevin Alcantara.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Chicago Cubs top prospect Matt Shaw sent back to the Iowa Cubs
Continue reading...
