Chicago White Sox star Dylan Cease has been the topic of the town ever since Los Angeles Dodgers signed Yoshinobu Yamamoto. It’s time for the White Sox to discuss possible trades involving their ace after the Japanese sensation closed in on the target.
Cease’s White Sox deal expires in two more years, after which he will become a free agent in 2026. According to sources, the Cincinnati Reds have shown a strong desire to trade for the right-hander among interested teams. Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reports that the White Sox have made significant demands for the possible trade, requesting four players in return.
Making a pitch to potential clients The Reds need to deal Dylan Cease for Rhett Lowder, Chase Petty, and two position-player prospects, which sounds like too much at first.
The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Jason Williams claims that in exchange, the White Sox desired Lowder, Edwin Arroyo, Connor Phillips, and one more prospect. Lowder, Arroyo, and Phillips are among the top 68 MLB prospects, per MLB Pipeline.
General Manager Chris Getz stated before the season that while they are willing to talk about trades involving any White Sox players, the price tag would be determined by that.
An early setback for Dylan Cease prior to his MLB debut
Dylan Cease experienced elbow soreness during his final year of collegiate baseball. An ulnar collateral ligament partial tear was the cause of the soreness.
As a result, in the 2014 MLB Draft, he fell from being a possible first-round selection to the Chicago Cubs’ sixth-round selection. Following his signing bonus signing with the Cubs for $1.5 million, he had Tommy John surgery.
But he never had the opportunity to play in the major leagues for the Cubs since they dealt him, along with Matt Rose, Bryant Flete, Eloy Jimenez, and Jose Quintana to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Quintana.
The Chicago White Sox promoted him to the major leagues on July 3, 2019. He made his debut victorious.