Chicago Cubs sign seven draft picks including 1st-rounder Matt Shaw |
CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today announced they have agreed to terms with seven players from the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, including first-round selection (13th overall) infielder Matt Shaw from the University of Maryland. The Cubs have agreed to terms with six of their first 10 selections from the draft. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Along with Shaw, the Cubs have agreed to terms with catcher Michael Carico (fifth round), outfielder Alfonsin Rosario (sixth round), outfielder Brett Bateman (eighth round), first baseman Jonathon Long (ninth round), right-handed pitcher Luis Martinez-Gomez (10th round) and third baseman Brian Kalmer (18th round). Shaw, 21, batted .341 (90-for-264) with 20 doubles, one triple, 24 home runs, 69 RBI, a .445 on-base percentage and a 1.142 OPS in 62 games for the University of Maryland in 2023. He was named the Brooks Wallace Award winner, honoring the nation’s top collegiate shortstop, as well as the Big Ten Player of the Year, leading the Terps to the Big Ten title. In 167 games across three seasons with the Terps, the five-foot 11-inch, 185-pound Shaw batted .320 (222-for-693) with 47 doubles, two triples, 53 home runs, 166 RBI and a 1.036 OPS. In 2022 and 2023, he recorded back-to-back 20-plus home run seasons (22 in 2022, 24 in 2023). Shaw is a two-time All-Big Ten selection and was named a Gold Spikes Award semifinalist in 2023. Prior to his junior year, Shaw was named the Cape Cod League Most Valuable Player, after slashing .360/.432/.574 with 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 19 RBI in 36 games, leading the Bourne Braves to the league championship. 1st-rder Matt Shaw signs w/@Cubs for $4,848,500 (full pick 13 value). @StanfordBSB SS, one of best offensive packages in @MLBDraft, can hit for average & power & has plus speed, @OfficialCCBL MVP & batting champion last summer. @MLBDraft pic.twitter.com/GIkJ76Yyxv
Carico, 20, batted .350 (28-for-80) with six doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBI, but was limited to 21 games with Davidson in 2023. During the 2022 campaign, Carico led the nation with a .559 on-base percentage, while going 80-for-197 (.406) with 21 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs and 57 RBI. Following the season, he was named a Second Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.com. Both Shaw and Carico were recommended by area scout Billy Swoope.
Rd. (Pick) Player Pos. School Birthday B T Ht. Wt. 1 (13) Matt Shaw SS University of Maryland 11/6/01 R R 5-11 185 2C (68) Jaxon Wiggins RHP University of Arkansas 10/3/01 R R 6-6 225 3 (81) Josh Rivera SS University of Florida 10/10/00 R R 6-2 215 4 (113) Will Sanders RHP University of South Carolina 3/30/02 L R 6-6 230 5 (149) Michael Carico C Davidson College (N.C.) 9/4/02 L R 6-0 190 6 (176) Alfonsin Rosario OF P27 Academy (S.C.) 6/21/04 R R 6-6 210 7 (206) Yahil Melendez SS B You Academy (P.R.) 9/5/05 L R 6-3 165 8 (236) Brett Bateman OF University of Minnesota 3/19/02 L L 5-10 170 9 (266) Jonathon Long 1B Long Beach State University 1/20/02 R R 6-0 210 10 (296) Luis Martinez-Gomez RHP Temple College (Tex.) 5/27/03 R R 6-2 178 11 (326) Zyhir Hope OF Colonial Forge High School (Va.) 1/19/05 L L 6-0 193 12 (356) Carter Trice 2B North Carolina State University 8/23/02 R R 6-0 200 13 (386) Sam Armstrong RHP Old Dominion University 9/26/00 R R 6-2 245 14 (416) Grayson Moore RHP Vanderbilt University 7/9/01 S R 6-3 215 15 (446) Ty Johnson RHP Ball State University 9/25/01 R R 6-6 205 16 (476) Daniel Brown LHP Campbell University (N.C.) 10/22/02 L L 6-3 200 17 (506) Ethan Flanagan LHP University of California, Los Angeles 6/5/02 L L 6-3 205 18 (536) Brian Kalmer 3B Gonzaga University 8/17/00 R R 6-2 215 19 (566) Nick Dean RHP University of Maryland 12/26/00 R R 6-3 180 20 (596) Drew Bowser 3B Stanford University 10/2/01 R R 6-4 226 The #Cubs today announced they have agreed to terms with seven players from the 2023 #MLBDraft, including first-round selection INF Matt Shaw.
Here is a look at Chicago’s 20 selections from the 2023 First-Year Player Draft:
Along with Shaw, the Cubs have agreed to terms with C Michael Carico (fifth round), OF Alfonsin Rosario (sixth round), OF Brett Bateman… pic.twitter.com/VhzwVHVgnc
