Third base remains the Cubs' biggest positional weak point. Matt Shaw has been better in recent weeks, but he's far from a reliable postseason weapon. Utilityman Willi Castro was a nice deadline add, ...

Taj Bradley, the 24-year-old right-hander the Twins acquired for Griffin Jax in one of their many pre-deadline trades, pitched well for Triple-A St. Paul in his organizational debut on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Dustin May made his Red Sox debut against the Royals after he was acquired from the Dodgers at the trade deadline.