On Wednesday, it appeared like the Chicago Cubs would not have Matt Shaw available at the start of the season. Bruce Levine of 670 The Score said he didn’t think Shaw would make the Cubs’ trip to Japan to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 at the Tokyo Dome.

The Chicago Cubs spent the entirety of this offseason filling holes and crafting what they feel is the best possible major league roster. The team added depth in the bullpen, in the starting rotation,

The Tokyo Series has special rules so that the participating teams aren’t disadvantaged by having to make 40-man and injured-list decisions early. In addition to the normal 26-man active roster, teams can fill roster spots 27 to 29 with inactive players.