Matt Shaw expected to head out on rehab assignment this week

Matt Shaw, slotted as the Cubs super-utility man this season, may be nearing a return from a sprained left hand that’s sidelined him since June 28.   “I think we’re basically at a point where we’re considering a rehab assignment very soon, manager Craig Counsell said before Saturday’s 8-4 loss to St. Louis.   At Triple-A Iowa maybe this week?   “That’s what we’re on pace for,” Counsell said.   Counsell said Shaw hit off a Trajekt high-velocity pitching machine and swung and missed, which is…