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Giants, Orioles, Blue Jays Emerge as Top Suitors for Dylan Cease in Free Agency

San Diego’s payroll picture makes a reunion uncertain.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 21: Freddy Fermin #54 and Luis Arraez #4 console Dylan Cease #84 of the San Diego Padres as he is taken out of the game during the sixth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park on August 21, 2025 in San Diego, California.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 21: Dylan Cease #84 of the San Diego Padres walks to the dugout after being taken out of the game during the sixth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park on August 21, 2025 in San Diego, California.

Overview

  • MLB insider Mark Feinsand ranks Dylan Cease among the offseason’s market-shaping free agents and flags San Francisco, Baltimore and Toronto as strong fits.
  • Salary analysts at Spotrac project Cease’s next deal at roughly six years and $156 million, a range that could narrow the field of bidders.
  • The Padres are expected to have limited flexibility and may prioritize re-signing only one starter between Cease and Michael King.
  • Despite a 5-11 record and 4.61 ERA in 25 starts, Cease retains elite velocity and strikeout rates and is tracking toward a fifth straight 32-start season.
  • The Astros were reportedly close to acquiring Cease before the deadline, but San Diego’s price held, keeping him on track to reach free agency this winter.