Third baseman Matt Shaw had a pretty clear understanding of what he needed to work on when the Chicago Cubs optioned their top prospect to Triple A last month. For Shaw, the necessary adjustments started with reducing his leg kick,

Third baseman Matt Shaw hit four home runs in two games at Triple-A Iowa. When will the Chicago Cubs bring him back up?

The front office opted to trade away Cody Bellinger and bring in Kyle Tucker in a move that has paid strong dividends so far this season. It also made some significant changes to the starting rotation and bullpen, and seems to have answers in center field thanks to Pete Crow-Armstrong and at catcher thanks to Carson Kelly.