Compare and Contrast

This verges on cruel: Dylan Cease pitches a no-hitter one day, and his replacement in the rotation manages just .2 innings, giving up eight two-out runs. And I like Drew Thorpe. Still, you wonder. In March, Sox GM Chris Getz traded Cease for three prospects. Thorpe now has a 3-2 record and a 4.81 ERA since being called up. Jairo Iriarte, a 22-year old righthander, is 3-6 with a 4.15 ERA at Double-A Birmingham. And 20-year old outfielder Samuel Zavala is hitting .196 with six homeruns and 29 RBIs for High-A Winston-Salem. Sort of makes you wonder what Getz will get if he trades Garrett Crochet.