Shaw will remain the Indians' set-up man despite recent struggles according to manager Terry Francona, Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Shaw has allowed at least one earned run in each of his last three appearances, and a home run in two of those three, ballooning his ERA to 5.68 on the year. He will continue to get hold opportunities, but he has not been sharp as of late and would only be worth a start in deep leagues.

Shaw struck out one batter while throwing a scoreless inning in Monday's victory over the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

After his latest outing, Shaw's ERA continued to fall and is now at 5.21 for the 2016 campaign. The bulk of that damage came from a three game span where he gave up nine runs in just 2.1 innings. In the 17 games (15.2 innings) following, he's posted a 1.15 ERA and 0.89 WHIP. His steady improvement is promising, as Shaw is coming off his second straight season with an ERA below 3.00.

Shaw pitched a shutout inning while striking out two against Detroit on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Shaw self-combusted twice this season which has led to a bloated 14.29 ERA through 5.2 innings of action. Besides those two outings, the right-hander has faired quite well, allowing two hits while striking out six in 4.1 scoreless innings. If Shaw can limit the home runs, he should be able to settle down and become a more reliable reliever, especially with a great strikeout rate early on this season.

Shaw is expected to have a regular spring training workload, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

This announcement came after the Indians felt they had been too conservative with their relievers in 2015 spring training. Shaw had a 2.95 ERA over 64 innings pitched in 2015 and is likely to remain the setup man for Cleveland in 2016.

Shaw agreed to a one-year deal worth $2.75 million with the Indians on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports.

EDGE Analysis

Shaw has established himself as the Indians' primary setup man in recent years, making 77 eighth inning appearances over the last two seasons. However, with Cody Allen firmly in place as the team's closer, Shaw's value is capped in leagues that don't factor for holds.

Shaw picked up the save in a 2-0 victory with closer Cody Allen unavailable due to a stiff back. Allen is expected back Wednesday but Shaw would be next in line to close out games for the Indians if Allen were unavailable.

Shaw recorded the final four outs -- including a strikeout -- for his first save Thursday against the Cubs. Indians closer Cody Allen was called upon to work out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth after a rain delay, so Shaw received the save opportunity Thursday. He converted it without allowing a single base runner, but it is unlikely that Shaw will see many more save chances. The Indians will continue to use Allen as their closer, and Shaw should return to his role as a set up man.

Shaw converted his fifth hold of the season in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays, getting the last two outs of the sixth inning. It was interesting to see Shaw come in so early, but it was also pretty clear he wasn't going to pitch beyond that inning, having pitched three times in the previous five days. Cody Allen gave up another run later in the game, and while the Indians haven't suggested that they will change out the closer role, if they do opt to do so either Shaw or Scott Atchison are the most likely alternatives.

Shaw, who allowed a pair of solo homers Saturday, has now allowed twelve runs (six earned) on 12 hits, including three homers, in just 4.2 innings this spring. Shaw served as Cody Allen's primary setup man last year, making a league-high 80 appearances for Cleveland. His struggles against lefties and a mediocre K rate limit his fantasy value but he should open the season as the team's primary setup man despite his struggles this spring.

Shaw and the Indians agreed on a one-year, $1.55 million contract Friday. Shaw figures to be back as Cody Allen's primary setup man again in 2015 after a successful stint in the setup role in 2014.