Padres, Dylan Cease and Trade Deadline
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The San Diego Padres are listening to trade offers for four pitchers in their organization, per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.
The Chicago Cubs are one of six teams interested in acquiring San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Through 21 starts, the former Cy Young runner-up has a 4.
Trade predictions are flying all over the place with the deadline approaching. One former general manager believes this three-team trade could benefit everyone.
The San Diego Padres are in the thick of a tight NL Wild Card race, and the Baltimore Orioles could provide them with the missing piece.
The San Diego Padres have entertained the idea of trading Dylan Cease, as he continues to underperform in the final year of his contract. But getting rid of Cease in the middle of a Wild Card chase feels counteproductive,
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The San Diego Padres need to add an outfielder ahead of the trade deadline, and they could look to add one of the better buy-low targets on the open market.
The Padres had 11 hits but failed to score a run in a 3-0 loss to the Cardinals. They’ll be looking for bats at the trade deadline.
As usual, Preller will be one of the prime executives to watch at the deadline, pricing every available player, including his own.
The Padres are expected to target Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara and Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen. What these two have in common is that both are former aces, struggling this season, who could be complicated trade deadline targets.