Shaw dealt a clean seventh inning in Monday's win over the Twins en route to his second hold of 2017.

EDGE Analysis

Shaw's 11-pitch appearance was a nice rebound from Sunday's ugly effort (two runs on three hits in one inning). Coming into the contest versus the Twins, the 29-year-old had surrendered four runs on seven hits and two walks in his previous four innings, so Monday's effort was a calming event for Shaw's owners.

Shaw picked up the win by recording the final two outs, one via strikeout, in Tuesday's 10-inning victory over the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old has now recorded a win, save and hold through his first four appearances of 2017. It's a much better start for Shaw than last season's nine runs on eight hits allowed through four games. It's extremely early, but he's been much more efficient in the early goings of the campaign than he was a year ago.

Shaw pitched a spotless ninth with a strikeout for his first save of the year Wednesday in Texas.

EDGE Analysis

Fresh off picking up a hold Tuesday, Shaw got right back out there in the ninth inning Wednesday because Cody Allen and Andrew Miller had both pitched Monday and Tuesday. He's the clear third option for saves in the Cleveland bullpen, which means Shaw won't record too many unless injuries strike both Allen and Miller. He's a quality source of holds, though.

Shaw allowed one hit and recorded three outs on Tuesday against the Rangers to earn his first hold of the season.

EDGE Analysis

The reliever wasted no time picking up where he left off in 2016, a season in which he notched a career-high 25 holds. Over the past three seasons, Shaw's 72 holds is good for fifth-best in MLB during that span. He'll continue to see a ton of opportunities to continue producing at the level fans have become accostumed to seeing.

Shaw retired two hitters, one via strikeout, in Thursday' exhibition contest against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Shaw's been smacked around a bit this spring (.387 BAA) and has failed to record a clean inning over his seven appearances. He's a bit behind as manager Terry Francona took a reserved approach with the right-hander due to this year's extended spring training schedule. Look for last season's league-leader in appearances (75) to ramp up his game in the final days of camp.

Shaw completed a simulated game Thursday morning with no issues, Jordan Bastian reports.

EDGE Analysis

Shaw has yet to appear in a game this spring as the team eases him into action. With an extra week of spring training due to the World Baseball Classic, Shaw will have plenty of time to log Cactus League innings. The 29-year-old has notched MLB's fifth-most holds (72) over the past three seasons and once again will handle a hefty workload as the Tribe's go-to seventh-inning reliever.

Shaw has been throwing a football to help reinforce his mechanics for his cutter, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Over the past two seasons, Shaw has completely ditched any type of fastball other than his cutter. According to FanGraphs, he threw it on a career-high 81.5 percent of his pitches (by far the most of any pitcher in MLB) last year with an average velocity of 93.4 mph. The Indians' reliever appeared in 75 games last season and his career-high 25 holds left him just three shy of tying for the AL lead in that category. Shaw is in line for another hefty workload in 2017, and owners can expect similar numbers to those he's put up over the past three seasons in Cleveland.

Shaw and the Indians avoided arbitration on Friday with a $4.6 million deal, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Shaw was a valuable member of the daunting Cleveland bullpen in 2016, leading the league in appearances with 75 while posting a strong 3.24 ERA. This should be his final round of arbitration, with the 29-year-old likely hitting free agency next offseason.

Shaw struck out the lone Twin he faced Wednesday for his first save of the season.

EDGE Analysis

Cody Allen had pitched 1.2 innings the night before and Andrew Miller had tossed three innings in the last two days, so the Indians had little inclination to use their two-headed closing monster entering the ninth inning with a five-run lead. Instead, 27-year-old rookie Perci Garner made his MLB debut as well as a mess on the bases. Shaw entered the game with the bases loaded and two out -- so the tying run was on deck, making it a save situation -- and promptly threw a wild pitch, allowing a run to score, but struck out Brian Dozier to end the game. As the top setup man behind Allen and Miller, fantasy owners should count on him for holds, not saves.

Shaw allowed four runs over 14.1 innings with 13 strikeouts and nine walks during July.

EDGE Analysis

All of those runs came on July 18 against Kansas City. Take out that showing and Shaw has not allowed a run in his last 19 innings as the setup man for the Indians. Although the addition of Andrew Miller could hinder Shaw's hold opportunities moving forward this season.