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00:00Maybe it's cherry picking, but I am so, so high on Matt Shaw.
00:05I really think this guy is the goods, and having him be able to come in there,
00:11being the starting third baseman, putting up possibly a 2020 season or better
00:16in terms of homers and steals, that's a guy who I think can really establish himself
00:21as one of those cornerstones of this franchise moving forward for the next few years.
00:25So if he shows out, he's going to be a real problem for opposing pitchers,
00:30and I think the lineup looks much, much better if he's there in the bottom half of it.
00:34No, I completely agree.
00:36And to me, I was saying to Marshall earlier, and I've said it before,
00:39it's pretty clear that that was the plan for the Cubs.
00:42If they didn't get Bregman, Shaw was going to be the guy.
00:46Yeah, and I feel like that's part of the reason.
00:51You know, we can talk about the front office or ownership's unwillingness
00:55to kind of extend deals that most players would be amenable to,
01:00but I think part of the reason they didn't really go all in with some kind of a huge offer
01:05is because they were very comfortable with the things that Shaw brings to the table
01:09and what he's going to be able to do for them long term.
01:12And realistically, I think that if we look at the next four to five years,
01:17he's going to be a more valuable player than Alex Bregman.
01:20I know a lot of people probably won't agree with that or think maybe I'm hyping him up too much,
01:24but I really do believe the bat is going to play.
01:27He's got more speed than I think a lot of people realize,
01:30and I really think his defense is going to be okay.
01:33We saw that in the Premier 12 tournament.
01:35Mike Socha, you know, who managed that team, raved about him
01:38and just how quickly he was able to learn the position at a higher level.
01:42So love what we're going to see from him in advance.
01:45I already love it. I haven't even seen much of it yet.