Craig Counsell and the Chicago Cubs may have fallen short in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes this offseason, but the organization has quite a promising young player rising through the system at the hot corner -- Matt Shaw.

Chicago Cubs rookie third basemen Matt Shaw feeling 100% after an oblique injury hampered him during Spring training.

After weeks of rehab from an oblique injury, Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw is in line to make his Cactus League debut soon, possibly this Sunday.

At one point, the Chicago Cubs thought they would have Alex Bregman at the hot corner in 2025. Now that they missed out on Bregman, their starting third baseman should be set in stone but manager Craig Counsell is having issues committing to a decision.

Shaw, who is likely to be the team's starting third baseman at the beginning of the year, is back in action after an oblique injury suffered before camp officially started.

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The Chicago Cubs got their top prospect into the lineup for the first time on Sunday as he starts to make his case a starter at third base.

The Chicago Cubs are weighing a few important decisions before the start of the regular season on March 18 against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.