#Brewers Travis Shaw said he will join @missionsmilb on minor league rehab Wednesday in Round Rock. Expects to be there thru weekend.

— Tom (@Haudricourt) May 21, 2019

Travis Shaw is nearing his return from the injured list, and expects to start a minor league rehab assignment on Wednesday with Triple-A San Antonio. Shaw originally went on the IL on May 14, so the earliest he could be activated is Friday. However, it appears that he will remain on rehab through Sunday at least, before the Brewers will make a decision. Meanwhile, Keston Hiura has started every game since coming up to the majors, batting .250/.333/.375 in 24 PA. The one concern for Hiura may be his strikeout rate, as he has struck out 8 times in those 24 PA. Once Shaw returns, the Brewers will have to decide if Hiura will return to Triple-A, if both will stick with the team for a while and another player will go down, or if Shaw would be optioned instead.

Christian Yelich has been scratched from tonight’s lineup with back spasms.

Here is the updated lineup: pic.twitter.com/kpqvUG5CQP

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) May 21, 2019

The Brewers are back home tonight to start a two-game series against the Reds, but they will be without their star right fielder tonight. Christian Yelich was in the original lineup but was scratched a short time ago due to back spasms. Yelich has been dealing with this injury for a while this season, and based on Ryan Braun's injury history, we know that these can be tricky to manage if not handled correctly. Ben Gamel will take Yelich's place in right field, with Mike Moustakas moving up to bat second.

Cory Spangenberg, DFA'd when the Brewers added Keston Hiura to the 40-man, cleared waivers and was outrighted to San Antonio.

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) May 18, 2019

Cory Spangenberg looked like he was ticketed for a rather sizable role with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019 when he signed with the club last in January. But plans changed when Mike Moustakas was inked to play second base, and Spangenberg - on a split contract - began the season in Triple-A. But a lack of performance at the highest level of the minors meant that Spangenberg was leapfrogged by Keston Hiura on the depth chart when Milwaukee needed infield help at the big league level, and Cory wound up losing his spot on the 40 man roster when he was designated for assignment this past week. He has now cleared waivers, though, and will stay with the organization as minor league depth. Spangenberg has so far compiled a .212/.305/.317 slash with 2 homers in 32 games while appearing at every position on the diamond except pitcher and catcher. (Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs)