The absence of Matt Shaw in the starting lineup for the Cubs in three of the last four games could signal a lack of confidence in the young third baseman.

The Chicago Cubs could be in the market for a third baseman at the trade deadline. Matt Shaw could still be the team's future at the position, but he is not helping them win right now.

The division lead is down to one game after Friday's lackluster 11-0 loss in the Bronx, but no one around the Cubs is panicking.

A recent trade idea lands the Chicago Cubs a two-time World Series champion as an under-the-radar starting pitching addition.

Dan Kantrovitz, the Cubs’ vice president of scouting, saw an uptick in text messages from scouts when Chicago was facing Houston last month at Daikin Park. For one night, the collective work of the Cubs’ scouting department was in the spotlight.

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Thing is, the Yankees were giving off the vibe of a locomotive rolling down the tracks. They’d annihilated the Cubs on Friday, 11-0, and had their best pitcher, Max Fried, on the mound on Saturday. Reason enough to think momentum was on their side, right? Not quite.

The Cubs will soon send a pair of high-profile outfielders to Atlanta for the All-Star Game, with a third -- Seiya Suzuki \-\- deserving of a nod, too. But on Friday night in the Bronx, the game belonged to the one who got away.