Autumn Dreamin

Bad weather across NC, WS already postponed and Charlotte/Kanny both in a delay.

Helluva day for Zavala. 4-4, two doubles and a walk.

With all due respect to Houser, whose brief time as a Sox I sincerely enjoyed...if I was a Cubs fan tonight, hearing that Adrian Houser was the "really tried, just missed" addition would just piss me off. Houser is the guy they should have gotten after their actual "really tried, just missed" SP fell through.

That's obviously why they've decided to double up the run production.

5K through 3 scoreless for Smith. Rocket City broadcasters talking enviously about Sox pitching prospect depth.

Welcome home Dylan Cease!

Zavala 3-3 with a 2B and SB so far, in the 4th inning.

26yo LHP in A ball with a 6.46 career ERA. Sheesh.

Davitt's most recent start.

Interesting note on Mead...he's RH but it looks like he has fairly strong reverse splits this season. .807 OPS vs. RHP in his relatively small MLB sample size this season (.562 vs. LHP), less drastic but still reverse splits in AAA too. Might change where he fits in the IF mix if it's not a pure platoon situation. Though last season he had a .849 OPS vs. LHP in the bigs and was brutal vs. RHP.

Peoples looks like he could give us BP innings soon if not now? Converted reliever, LHP, 2.65 ERA in AAA with a solid 9.4 K/9 over 37.1 IP

Oh?

Even if so, he's still an elite defensive CF who has crushed lefties even when struggling overall and has a near 1.000 OPS over the last month (and over .800 the last ~two). He's better and younger than Mullins.

Cubs making a deal with the Twins and not getting Ryan, Astros the reported frontrunner for Cease... Send Houser up north?

Sox 4th place 🔜?

As expected, Houser/Civale seem like their back up plan

SPs finally moving