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Russ Dorsey

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1508 total appearances

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Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

He'll do it.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

If Mookie Betts needs a day off.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

And Miguel Rojas isn't playing like, hey, play short, play second base.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

It's a blowout.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

I need somebody to jump on the mound and save the bullpen.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Like he's done that and made a lot of money in the big leagues doing that.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Also, he hits against left handed pitching.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Right.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

And when the postseason gets there, he takes his game to another level.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

So there's a benefit of having guys that not only have the ability to do that, but also provide value in other ways.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Yeah, I think with Shaw, the draft positioning is always going to be a part of his story while he is in Chicago.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Now, I'm not saying they're just going to move him for nothing.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

But while he is a member of the Chicago Cubs, that's always going to be a part of, well, he was a first-round draft pick, and you want a first-round draft pick to be a utility guy.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Well, that's the situation him and the Cubs find themselves in.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

So for all parties involved, you want to make the best of the situation and

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

hit against left-handed pitching, be willing to play all these positions, which he seems like he is, and thrive at them, right?

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Like, if I had to say at the end of the season, how many at-bats does Matt Shaw have, what would you guys say?

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

Yeah, I was going to say between 300 and 400.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

So I'll split the difference and say 350.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Russ Dorsey talks Cubs: Matt Shaw's role, Matt Boyd getting Opening Day nod

The only reason I just don't know how many... Because we listed off all the guys that play every day.