White Sox: 3 insane trade packages for Dylan Cease
The Chicago White Sox are in a deep hole. They have been doing some winning recently but that doesn't erase how terrible they have been for most of this season.
If they fall back into the same patterns and start to lose again, it could get very ugly. They rebuilt this team and it just doesn't seem to be panning out the way they wanted.
Moving some of the pieces that have value might be the way to get the rebuild going again. That may mean that people are going to see their favorite players sent away.
One of those players could be Dylan Cease who is an outstanding starting pitcher. If the Cy Young runner-up was dealt, the deal might look something like this:
The 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers have an elite farm system right now.
The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers make a lot of sense in a few different trades. The Sox have a few pieces that the Dodgers could use in their quest to win another World Series title.
Dylan Cease is one of those players. They can get an absolute haul from them too which is nice because they have a loaded farm system.
We have seen the Dodgers sell from their elite farm in recent years for big-time stars and Cease is a big-time star.
Diego Cartaya and Bobby Miller are their top two prospects. One of them (Cartaya) is a position player and the other (Miller) is a pitcher so this is an even return for the White Sox in terms of starting another rebuild.
River Ryan is also a right handed pitcher like Miller. He is their number 12 prospect. Jorbit Vivas can play both second and third base and is their number 17 guy.
A haul like this would be great for the White Sox if they are forced to move on from Cease.
The Braves would love to add another stud pitcher like Dylan Cease.
The Atlanta Braves are one of the best teams in the National League. They continuously compete for championships while pumping out great prospect after great prospect.
Every time they lose one of their big time players, they either make a big trade to replace him or call someone up to do the job. Either way, it ends up working out for them.
Now, imagine if they added a complete stud like Dylan Cease to that rotation. With their input, offense, and defense behind him, he would be even better there than he is in Chicago which is saying something because he was the Cy Young runner-up in 2022.
The Braves won the World Series in 2021 which proves just how smart of an organization they are and making a deal like this would be nice for them.
It could also be nice for the White Sox if they can get a haul like this. Jared Shuster and Owen Murphy are their top two prospects (both pitchers, one from each side of the mound).
The other two guys, Braden Shewmake (SS) and Tyler Tolve (C) are depth prospects but the White Sox would love to add that kind of talent in a deal for Cease. This is one that could work for everyone.
The St. Louis Cardinals could be a great Chicago White Sox trade partner.
The Chicago White Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals had similar starts to the season. Both of them had high expectations only to be a bit of a letdown to begin the year.
The difference between the two is that the Cardinals have a rich history of winning while the White Sox really don't. They also do what they need to as a team in order to put their best foot forward while the White Sox act like a poor team with no resources.
If the Cardinals came calling for Dylan Cease and offered a premier package, the White Sox should be all in on it.
Jordan Walker and Tink Hence are their number one and number three prospects. That is their best position playing prospect and their best pitching prospect.
Leonardo Bernal is their number ten guy and he is a catcher. As for Mike Antico, he is an outfielder that is their number 22 guy. The latter two are projects that could hit or miss while the first two should absolutely be MLB guys.
Obviously, trading Dylan Cease would be very hard for the White Sox organization. They might not even be able to make a move like that but we all know it could be coming if he commands too much money. Hopefully, if it does have to happen this year, it nets them a large return.
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