Dylan Cease Emerges as Hot Trade Prospect; Giants Acquire Robbie Ray
Multiple teams show interest in White Sox pitcher Cease; Giants bolster rotation with former Cy Young winner Ray.
- Dylan Cease, Chicago White Sox pitcher, is a hot trade prospect with several teams showing interest, including the Yankees, Orioles, Red Sox, Cubs, Mets, Yankees, Giants, and Rangers.
- Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays are also potential suitors for Cease.
- Cease's 3.72 FIP and his team-friendly $8.8 million projected salary in arbitration make him an attractive trade chip.
- The San Francisco Giants have acquired left-hander and former American League Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray from the Seattle Mariners.
- Ray, recovering from major elbow surgery, is not expected to throw a pitch until after the All-Star break.