One of the more intriguing offseason pitchers has been Dylan Cease. While the questions of Will they …, won’t they remain surrounding the Chicago White Sox on a possible acquisition, there reportedly is another team in the mix.
According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the Seattle Mariners are seeking a trade that centers around pitchers Bryce Miller or Bryan Woo.
Adding Cease to a rotation that already consists of George Kirby and Luis Castillo would create a trio to be feared.
Reports surrounding Cease overall have one thing in common: Chicago would want a lot for Cease. And rightfully so.
The 2022 season speaks for itself.
He boasted a 2.20 ERA with 227 strikeouts in 184 innings and 32 starts. That same season, he was voted second in AL Cy Young Award voting and was even in MVP talks.
The New York Post’s Jon Heyman said Chicago is asking for “the sun and the moon” when in trade talks.
There are also reports a trade won’t take place until the deadline since there is no pressure to lower that asking price.
During the winter meetings, White Sox general manager Chris Getz said there’s a lot of awareness with the trade value Cease possesses. Manager Pedro Grifol mirrored those sentiments and said it would be hard to see the 28-year-old go because he’s such an asset, but if a trade works out and it makes the team better, the front office will do it.
Getz wouldn’t use the term “rebuild,” when talking about the team overall during the winter months, but did say the organization possesses a lot of talent with younger names pushing the MLB door open.
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