travis shaw claimed by red sox

[pacopete4]

Vogelbach, Shaw, and Rowdy are all pretty redundant. Rowdy might be the best bat, but Shaw has a little more versatility on defense.

 

 

But we'll never know until he actually gets some consistant playing time...

 

Yep. Play him and see if he’s your guy. He’s looked solid in limited time.

[djoctagone]

travis shaw will start a rehab assignment with class aaa nashville next week. it can last up to 20 days.

depending on when the rehab assignment starts, the club could stretch out his minor league assignment the full 20 days, which means a return to the roster (or release) by mid-august.

 

the brewers have off days 16 and 23 august until rosters expand to 28. do those off days afford the club to carry just 12 or 13 pitchers instead of the 14 they are currently carrying?

 

i think many would agree that travis shaw would benefit from some time with nashville to find his stroke again.

[markedman5]

[djoctagone]

travis shaw starts a rehab assignment with class aaa nashville tonight. he can be assigned to the minor leagues for up to 20 days.

[jerichoholicninja]

It seems like quite a few players all over the league this year have been sent on rehab assignment only to be activated and immediately DFA'd. Maybe Shaw is next.

[djoctagone]

in 21 plate appearances on his rehab assignment, shaw is slashing .250 / .429 / .250. striking out 23.8% of the time.

[PeaveyFury]

Certainly not making a case for anything other than a DFA.

[djoctagone]

travis shaw slugged two homers last night for nashville. slash line is now .304 / .448 / .565. strikeout percentage down to 20.7%.

 

small sample size of 29 plate appearances.

[djoctagone]

in 41 plate appearances, travis shaw is slashing .273 / .415 / .485. strikeout percentage down to 19.5%.

[jerichoholicninja]

That's nice that he's not totally sucking in the minors but there is absolutely no one on the current MLB team that he should replace.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I'm guessing they're riding out his 20 days and then will probably DFA him. Keep him around the 20 days just in the off-case/worst case that one of our CI guys gets injured, and then let him go or even DFA him and see if he'll accept an assignment if he clears waivers. Might not be a bad idea to keep him around just in case (if he would even want to)

[crossface21]

Peter Gammons tweeted around 5pm that Shaw had been placed on outright waivers. None of the beat reporters seem to know about it. Anyone else seen anything? Does he have inside info or is Gammons going senile?

[IIAY]

Peter Gammons tweeted around 5pm that Shaw had been placed on outright waivers. None of the beat reporters seem to know about it. Anyone else seen anything? Does he have inside info or is Gammons going senile?

His Twitter bio and picture no longer have any reference to the Brewers (as they previously did) so I am guessing there is some fire to this smoke. Guess we will find out soon.

[Outlander]

I'm not sure why we would have to wait for a Milwaukee writer to confirm. This is Peter Gammons, Shaw is no longer a Brewer.

[Outlander]

Will Sammon also indicating Shaw is going through the waiver process.

 

[markedman5]

Best of luck to Travis.

[clancyphile]

Best of luck to Travis.

 

He did real well early on, always was making some hit to drive runs in. Too bad about the injury.

[RobertR]

With the garbage the Cubs are trotting out, Chicago would seem a likely landing spot for the rest of the season. There's rebuilding and there's fielding unwatchable garbage. The Cubs are already getting pushback.

[JohnBriggs12]

With the garbage the Cubs are trotting out, Chicago would seem a likely landing spot for the rest of the season. There's rebuilding and there's fielding unwatchable garbage. The Cubs are already getting pushback.

 

Cubs major issue is starting pitching and relief pitching. Not sure adding Shaw would make them any better. They'll be looking for pitching and outfielders this winter. Hoerner and Madrigal will be back to fortify their middle infield.

[markedman5]

Back to Red Sox

 

[markedman5]

With the garbage the Cubs are trotting out, Chicago would seem a likely landing spot for the rest of the season. There's rebuilding and there's fielding unwatchable garbage. The Cubs are already getting pushback.

 

Cubs aren’t looking to get better for the rest of this season

[PeaveyFury]

With the garbage the Cubs are trotting out, Chicago would seem a likely landing spot for the rest of the season. There's rebuilding and there's fielding unwatchable garbage. The Cubs are already getting pushback.

 

Cubs aren’t looking to get better for the rest of this season

 

Which is obviously the right call for the franchise, but the 'became Cubs fans circa 2015' part of their fanbase won't get it. I do admire the Cubs' FO for seemingly doing the 'right thing' with their tear down in spite of what must be brutal pressure to try and maintain a respectable team.

[wibadgers23]

Shaw goes to the Red Sox.

[adambr2]

Well, it will save Mark A a couple hundred grand.

[Outlander]

good for him, gets to play on another playoff contender. Not too much a surprise he was claimed since this is pretty much the only way teams can pick up major league caliber players with the trade deadline so early.