3 places the Chicago White Sox better not trade Dylan Cease to
The Chicago White Sox are a bad team trying to get better. They went 61-101 in 2023 which was good for the fourth worst record in the entire league. This off-season is very important for them as they look to turn things around.
Chris Getz spoke to the media at the GM meetings and he made it clear that he believes change is needed. Actions speak louder than words so we will see what he does as the winter goes along.
The White Sox might be looking to trade some of their better players. At the top of the list is Dylan Cease who they wanted to move at the deadline. Now, it sounds like he could be back on the block again.
The Sox want to make sure they get a good return for Cease who is a great pitcher. However, there are a few teams that the White Sox should just avoid trading Cease to. Moving him to one of these three teams would be a disaster:
1. Minnesota Twins
Dylan Cease on the Minnesota Twins would not be good for the Chicago White Sox.
The Chicago White Sox don't need to be trading Dylan Cease to their biggest division rival in the Minnesota Twins. That is the number one team that they should not move him to.
Of course, you want the best return possible for him but sending him to the reigning AL Central champions would not be ideal.
They had a good playoff season but there is more work for them to do. Adding another starter might be near the top of their priority list too so Cease would be perfect for them.
It just wouldn't be fun seeing him pitch for the Minnesota Twins. You know he'd come back to Chicago and dominate the White Sox regularly every year for the rest of his career. That is not what they want to see.
2. Cleveland Guardians
Seeing Dylan Cease on the Cleveland Guardians would be so wrong.
White Sox fans have been through a lot. They already had to see Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez play for the Cleveland Guardians last season which was painful to watch.
At least they were not going to the playoffs anyway so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. However, letting them start a season with Dylan Cease would be terrible to see.
Cleveland is a pitching factory so it would absolutely be great for Cease and his career as they know how to help guys reach their maximum potential. From a fan's point of view, it would be awful.
For all of the same reasons as Minnesota, seeing Cease play for them would be terrible. He'd come back to Chicago in a Guardians uniform and just shove. He'd also probably reach his potential again and be in the mix for the Cy Young.
It would just be so obvious that the Guardians are getting an All-Star from their bad division rival for peanuts in return. This needs to not happen.
3. New York Yankees
The Chicago White Sox should not give Dylan Cease to the New York Yankees.
The New York Yankees are one of those teams that is in the mix for every player via trade or free agency when they become available. They don't get them all but they are always competitive with their offers.
It would not be fun to see Cease as the next one in that long line. Just like the other places, New York is a team that would probably see him become a star. Nobody wants to see their players go to the Yankees and dominate with them.
The Yankees aren't in the AL Central so they'd play against Cease a little less than if he were traded to a rival but they still play enough for it to be annoying too.
Instead, it would just be better to see the White Sox move their prized trade asset to a team that they won't face all that often. A nice NL team would do the trick.
Seeing him on one of these teams would be so frustrating. It is already bad enough that the Sox are in a position that they have to deal him so that would make it even worse. Hopefully, regardless of where, the Sox get a good return.
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