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Cubs’ top pick Shaw gets greeting from fellow shortstop Swanson
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Looking at the Cubs’ recent history, Hoerner was picked out of Stanford in 2018 (No. 24 in the first round) and was the first player from that MLB Draft class to reach the big leagues, doing so in ‘19 for Chicago.nn“If you’re in our position,” said Dan Kantrovitz, the Cubs’ vice president of scouting, “you’d rather have that \[mentality\] and maybe have to, like, temper it down a little bit, than the alternative. But, when you’re talking about somebody that hasn’t stepped foot on a field yet, as a professional, it’s hard to start getting into predicting where he’s going to end up.nn“He’s got all the tools to move quick. But at the same time, you want to be careful to kind of put those expectations on him right out of the chute.”nnShaw, 21, certainly has the makings of a fast riser.nnIn his junior year with Maryland this season, all Shaw did was slash .341/.445/.697 with 24 home runs, 20 doubles and 69 RBIs in 62 games. He finished with more walks (43) than strikeouts (42), stole 18 bases and scored 80 runs. He was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and given the Brooks Wallace Award (nation’s top shortstop).nnShaw hit throughout his collegiate career — batting at a .320 clip with a 1.036 OPS — but his plate discipline reached new heights in 2023. He credited some conversations with former big leaguer Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who was an assistant coach on Shaw’s Cape Cod League team, the Bourne Braves.nn“That was huge,” Shaw said. “We talked about the sitting pitches and what type of pitches to sit on in what counts. 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He was named the Cape Cod League’s Most Valuable Player and led Bourne to the league’s championship. He carried that success into his 2023 showing with the Terps.nn“The first thing that stands out,” Kantrovitz said, “something the scouts were raving about for the last few years, it’s just a dynamic bat. And I think it really took center stage probably last summer in the Cape, when he displayed just the decision-making that he’s capable of, the ability to make consistent contact, and then the ability to hit for damage.”nnShaw’s slot value at No. 13 is $4,848,500 and he represents the first college position player taken with the Cubs’ top pick since Hoerner in 2018. In more recent Drafts, Chicago focused on pitching, taking college arms with their top selection in three of the past four years, and grabbing 16 pitchers out of 20 picks total in ‘22.nnIt is easy to see why the Cubs were drawn to Shaw, who has shown an ability to blend plate discipline with power and speed. And while Shaw would love to stay put at shortstop, he knows his journey up the Minor League ladder — combined with the eventual need of the MLB club — will dictate where he fits on the field.nn“Wherever I end up is wherever I end up,” Shaw said. “My goal is to play in the big leagues and be really good there. So whatever happens, whatever my path is to get there, I’m going to do the best I can to make that the right path.””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-07-10T03:53:45.126Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/09/2f6033b2-329882d8-b6abb445-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”The Cubs select right-handed pitcher Jaxon Wiggins with the 68th pick of the 2023 Draft”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:59″,”slug”:”cubs-draft-rhp-wiggins-no-68″,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-112″,”title”:”Chicago Cubs”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:112″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-694393″,”title”:”Jaxon Wiggins”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:694393″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb-draft”,”title”:”MLB Draft”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”mlb-network”,”title”:”MLB Network”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/a1rbfkl6t8p4kggsnu1d”},”title”:”Cubs draft RHP Wiggins No. 68″,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/cubs-draft-rhp-wiggins-no-68″},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**Cubs take Wiggins with pick No. 68 in compensation round** nThe Cubs netted a compensatory Draft pick when catcher Willson Contreras left via free agency and used the selection (68th overall) on Arkansas righty
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As Matt Shaw scrolled through the messages that flooded his phone during the MLB Draft on Sunday night, there was one in particular that caught his attention. Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson sent a lengthy congratulatory text to the University of Maryland’s shortstop.
“That was really cool,” said Shaw, who was selected by the Cubs with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the Draft. “Hopefully, I get the opportunity to meet him.”
Swanson also had a little fun with Shaw.
“He says, ‘Matt, you’ve got to go play second base, you’re not gonna play short,’” Shaw said with a laugh.
Considered one of the best all-around collegiate bats in the Draft, Shaw hopes to rise swiftly through the Cubs’ system once everything is made official. At the moment, Swanson is locked into a seven-year deal that runs through 2029, while second baseman Nico Hoerner is signed through the ‘26 season.
Where Shaw could fit into the eventual roster puzzle is a question for a later date. For now, he is just thrilled to join the Cubs, one of the handful of clubs he was intrigued by during the MLB Draft Combine.
“This day has been obviously amazing,” Shaw said. “The Cubs were a team that I really, really wanted to go play for. So, my reaction was really just excited. I’m really glad that it worked out the way it did.”
One of the reasons he liked the North Siders was the feedback that there would be a willingness to push him aggressively in the Minors.
“I wanted to be at a team that I thought would move me up,” Shaw said, “and give me the opportunity to kind of fail early and learn, to kind of get my footing through playing against really good competition. Moving up to Double-A, moving up to the Majors.
“For me, the Cubs, I think, will do a good job with that. And that’s really exciting to me.”
Shaw used the recent example of Angels shortstop Zach Neto, who was also selected with the No. 13 pick in 2022 and made the jump to the Majors from Double-A this season. Looking at the Cubs’ recent history, Hoerner was picked out of Stanford in 2018 (No. 24 in the first round) and was the first player from that MLB Draft class to reach the big leagues, doing so in ‘19 for Chicago.
“If you’re in our position,” said Dan Kantrovitz, the Cubs’ vice president of scouting, “you’d rather have that [mentality] and maybe have to, like, temper it down a little bit, than the alternative. But, when you’re talking about somebody that hasn’t stepped foot on a field yet, as a professional, it’s hard to start getting into predicting where he’s going to end up.
“He’s got all the tools to move quick. But at the same time, you want to be careful to kind of put those expectations on him right out of the chute.”
Shaw, 21, certainly has the makings of a fast riser.
In his junior year with Maryland this season, all Shaw did was slash .341/.445/.697 with 24 home runs, 20 doubles and 69 RBIs in 62 games. He finished with more walks (43) than strikeouts (42), stole 18 bases and scored 80 runs. He was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and given the Brooks Wallace Award (nation’s top shortstop).
Shaw hit throughout his collegiate career — batting at a .320 clip with a 1.036 OPS — but his plate discipline reached new heights in 2023. He credited some conversations with former big leaguer Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who was an assistant coach on Shaw’s Cape Cod League team, the Bourne Braves.
“That was huge,” Shaw said. “We talked about the sitting pitches and what type of pitches to sit on in what counts. And he was the one who advised me, ‘Hey, you maybe should sit offspeed a little bit less.’ That was a big thing I learned.”
During his Cape Cod campaign, Shaw slashed .360/.432/.574 with 17 extra-base hits, 19 RBIs, 21 stolen bases, 28 runs and 49 hits in 36 games. He was named the Cape Cod League’s Most Valuable Player and led Bourne to the league’s championship. He carried that success into his 2023 showing with the Terps.
“The first thing that stands out,” Kantrovitz said, “something the scouts were raving about for the last few years, it’s just a dynamic bat. And I think it really took center stage probably last summer in the Cape, when he displayed just the decision-making that he’s capable of, the ability to make consistent contact, and then the ability to hit for damage.”
Shaw’s slot value at No. 13 is $4,848,500 and he represents the first college position player taken with the Cubs’ top pick since Hoerner in 2018. In more recent Drafts, Chicago focused on pitching, taking college arms with their top selection in three of the past four years, and grabbing 16 pitchers out of 20 picks total in ‘22.
It is easy to see why the Cubs were drawn to Shaw, who has shown an ability to blend plate discipline with power and speed. And while Shaw would love to stay put at shortstop, he knows his journey up the Minor League ladder — combined with the eventual need of the MLB club — will dictate where he fits on the field.
“Wherever I end up is wherever I end up,” Shaw said. “My goal is to play in the big leagues and be really good there. So whatever happens, whatever my path is to get there, I’m going to do the best I can to make that the right path.”
Cubs take Wiggins with pick No. 68 in compensation round
The Cubs netted a compensatory Draft pick when catcher Willson Contreras left via free agency and used the selection (68th overall) on Arkansas righty Jaxon Wiggins. The slot value for the pick is $1,101,000.
Wiggins, 21, missed the entire 2023 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. When healthy, he sat roughly 94-97 mph with his fastball (touching 99 mph), while featuring a slider, changeup and curve, per MLB Pipeline. Across the ‘21-22 seasons, Wiggins had a 6.17 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 89 innings for the Razorbacks.
The Draft will continue on Monday with Rounds 3-10 aired on MLB.com.
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How the latest cyberattack is affecting prospective car buyers in Maryland — and nationwide – WTOP News
Car dealerships around the country are the latest victims of a cyberattack. Hackers went after a company, CDK Global, that makes software used by car dealers both here in the U.S. and in Canada.
Car dealerships around the country are the latest victims of a cyberattack.
Hackers went after a company, CDK Global, that makes software used by car dealers both here in the U.S. and in Canada.
It started last week and fallout continues to be felt Tuesday.
Peter Kitzmiller is the president of the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association. He joined WTOP’s Shawn Anderson and Anne Kramer to talk about it.
President of the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association Peter Kitzmiller talks with WTOP’s Shawn Anderson and Anne Kramer about the CDK cyberattack affecting car dealerships around the country.
The transcript below has been lightly edited for clarity.
Shawn Anderson: So when did car dealers in Maryland first realize that something was wrong and what transactions or issues have come as a result of this cyberattack?
Peter Kitzmiller: So I think we were we were made — or the dealerships were made — aware at like 2 a.m. last Wednesday. So it’s already been almost a week now. And so it’s had a pretty significant impact right off the bat. I mean, we’re like every other business, everything’s run by computers, processing your new car, used car purchase, making your appointment in the service department, communicating with customers — all those things, even the phone systems were impacted.
I think the biggest issue was, in Maryland, when you go to buy a car, the dealership provides either with a part tag or a temporary tag. All that is done electronically through the dealer management system, like CDK. That was an issue, but we’ve been working with MVA and so that part of the transaction, we can absolutely get you tags now. And that’s not going to be an issue going forward.
Anne Kramer: What has been the toughest part? I mentioned about going old school, some dealerships are. Is that what you’re seeing in Maryland, with some of the dealerships here, they’re having to use pen and paper?
Peter Kitzmiller: Absolutely, that is part of it. Some of those things are going to have to go back, you know, 30 years ago. And again, transmitting information to a lender on behalf of a customer, all those things have been a little bit, have been made more complex, because we don’t have the system back up and running yet. But I do want to tell everyone that if you’re considering buying a car, you’ve been working with the dealership, absolutely they’ve got workarounds — they’re going to make it work.
If you haven’t been contacted as quickly as you normally would, or you’re having a harder time making a service appointment. That’s where that impact is going to be felt. But again, I certainly would encourage everyone, if you’ve been looking at a car online or whatever, don’t hesitate to go into the dealership because we are coming up with workarounds.
Shawn Anderson: How much of a financial impact though has this had on dealerships in Maryland over the past few days?
Peter Kitzmiller: I don’t think we could put a number on it yet. There’s no question it is going to have a financial impact. I think it’s going to be pretty significant. Car dealerships are very cash intensive businesses, a lot of employees and, you know, you go a day when you can’t transact any business, there’s going to be a cost associated with that.
Anne Kramer: Peter, has every car dealership in Maryland been impacted by this?
Peter Kitzmiller: Not necessarily. So there’s really two categories of people that have been directly impacted. If you’re one of the dealerships that used CDK for what we call DMS or your dealer management system, then yes, you’ve been significantly impacted. Then there’s a subset of electronic commerce called CVR. If you use them, they’re a subsidiary of CDK. So they have been impacted as well.
So the dealers that have CDK as their primary dealer management system has been impacted the most, but every dealer has probably had some issue because they work together, they work with various vendors that are across platforms, but it’s primarily those dealers that use CDK. Again CDK was one of the biggest players in the industry. I think they have 15,000 dealership rooftops across the country. So they’re certainly a very, very significant part of the industry.
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EDGEWOOD, MD — A firefighter was taken to the hospital after injuring a hand while battling a fire at the Village of Lakeview Apartments.
The fire broke out shortly after 7 p.m. June 24. The two-story apartment building, located at 1851 Edgewater Drive, had smoke and fire alarms but they didn’t activate, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Around 20 firefighters with the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company took five minutes to gain control of the fire, which was limited to the outside of the building. Residents discovered the fire, which the fire marshal’s office says was set by a juvenile who was lighting four boxes of air filters on the ground. That caught the window on fire. The building sustained $1,000 in damage, the fire marshal reported.
BALTIMORE — No Kid Hungry Maryland recently announced more than $262,000 in grants to help nine organizations across the state, including Washington County Public Schools, reach even more kids with summer meals.
For many children, free and reduced price school meals can be a lifeline that ensures reliable access to nutrition during the school year. When schools close for the summer, however, these meals disappear and families struggle from the strain on already-tight budgets. This can be particularly true for rural families.
In a recent No Kid Hungry survey of rural families, parents reported on the unique hardships they faced during the summer when school is out. More than half of rural families say they don’t have enough money for food during the summer. More than 80% spend more on groceries when their children are out of school for the summer — an average of $168 more each month.
Summer meal programs were designed to provide healthy meals during summer vacation, but have historically only reached a fraction of the kids who need them due to barriers like transportation, fuel costs, extreme weather and parent’s work schedules. In rural areas, where kids often live many miles from their closest meal site, these challenges have been particularly stark.
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“There’s long been a huge gap between the number of kids getting meals in the summertime and the kids who really need them — particularly in rural communities. New flexibilities for summer meals in rural communities means that no longer has to be the case,” said Kara Panowitz, No Kid Hungry Maryland associate director. “We’re excited to support these schools and community groups in offering summer meals in ways that work for their community — like allowing families to pick up multiple meals at a time or even offering home delivery.”
No Kid Hungry’s grant funding supports the adaptations needed to reach as many kids as possible with summer meals, including meal delivery, refrigeration and transportation costs.
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The other school districts and community organizations receiving grants in Maryland include:
- Baltimore County Public School District
- Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore
- Caroline County Public Schools – Maryland
- Friends of the Grape Inc. dba Chesapeake Culinary Center
- Garrett County Public Schools
- Kent County Public Schools
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- Queen Anne’s County Public Schools
No Kid Hungry also is helping families find summer meals near them through the Free Meals Finder map and texting hotline. Parents and caregivers can text the word “FOOD” (or “COMIDA”) to 304-304 to find sites in their neighborhood.
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