Matt Shaw knows he's in trade rumors; he just doesn't want to hear about it
<p>Cubs utilityman Matt Shaw knows his name is churning through the rumor mill, with the trade deadline almost two weeks away. He just doesn’t want to hear about it.</p><p>Sometimes, though, it’s out of his control.</p><p>“The only time I’ll know if I’m in trade talk is when a family member says, ‘Hey, I read this,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, I didn’t know that,’ ” Shaw told the Sun-Times on Sunday.</p><p>Indeed, while Shaw recovers from a sprained left hand, his name is all over the place as possible trade bait for the pitching-hungry Cubs.
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<p>Cubs utilityman Matt Shaw knows his name is churning through the rumor mill, with the trade deadline almost two weeks away. He just doesn’t want to hear about it.</p><p>Sometimes, though, it’s out of his control.</p><p>“The only time I’ll know if I’m in trade talk is when a family member says, ‘Hey, I read this,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, I didn’t know that,’ ” Shaw told the Sun-Times on Sunday.</p><p>Indeed, while Shaw recovers from a sprained left hand, his name is all over the place as possible trade bait for the pitching-hungry Cubs. Having shown his versatility — he has played everywhere but pitcher, catcher and shortstop this season — the 2023 first-round draft pick might help the Cubs net some quality pitching.</p><p>But he learned during his rookie season, when he was yearning to know whether he’d made the big-league roster for the Japan Series, that it’s best for his well-being to stay in the dark.</p><p>“I was reading every news article about the team because I didn’t know anything,” Shaw said. “So I got really caught up in that, and it was super stressful.
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- <p>Cubs utilityman Matt Shaw knows his name is churning through the rumor mill, with the trade deadline almost two weeks away. He just doesn’t want to hear about it.</p><p>Sometimes, though, it’s out of his control.</p><p>“The only time I’ll know if I’m in trade talk is when a family member says, ‘Hey, I read this,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, I didn’t know that,’ ” Shaw told the Sun-Times on Sunday.</p><p>Indeed, while Shaw recovers from a sprained left hand, his name is all over the place as possible trade bait for the pitching-hungry Cubs.
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