, ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁comm ute ▁from ▁Washington ▁Court ▁House , ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁ 7 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁C inc inn ati , ▁when ▁the ▁Red s ▁were ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁be ▁near ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁small ▁children . ▁Shaw ' s ▁agent , ▁Joe ▁B ick , ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁asked ▁the ▁Red s ’ ▁general ▁manager ▁Jim ▁Bow den ▁for ▁a ▁no - tra de ▁clause , ▁but ▁no ▁such ▁provision ▁was ▁ever ▁put ▁into ▁Shaw ' s ▁contract . ▁Shaw ▁was ▁called ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁game ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁Bow den ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁trad ed ▁to ▁L . A ., ▁which ▁was , ▁in ▁Shaw ' s ▁words , ▁" ’ … the ▁far th est ▁place ▁from ▁Washington ▁Court ▁House .’ " ▁Because ▁Shaw ▁had ▁so ▁recently ▁signed ▁a ▁long - term ▁contract , ▁he ▁was ▁entitled ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁a ▁trade . ▁To ▁keep ▁Shaw , ▁the ▁L . A . ▁general ▁manager , ▁Kevin ▁Mal one ▁ended ▁up ▁sp ending ▁more ▁than ▁he ▁b arg ained ▁for . ▁Shaw ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year , ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁paid ▁clos ers ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁His ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁moved ▁out ▁to ▁California ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁Family ▁Shaw ▁is ▁married ▁with ▁three ▁children . ▁His ▁son , ▁Tra vis ▁Shaw , ▁currently ▁plays ▁first , ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays . ▁