Tag: Astros

It is being rumored that the well respected Dylan Cease might be traded. That is blasphemy to my ears.

Interestingly enough, Cease has not been casted for the MLB All-Star game. He has been runner up for Cy Young and no such deceiving clue. Cease still has one of the best fastballs unless critics say it is aging.

Now, the Padres always like to jump when a situation like this occurs but Cease is throwing a 4.79 ERA even though he pitched a solid game in front of new scouts in attendance the other day.

The Padres would be wise to seek out a process for somebody who can wrap around San Diego for the better part of his age 29 season. San Diego might not be the most ideal place on everyone’s list but look at Houston who is rumored to surpass the luxury tax limit and excite the mind of chairman Jim Crane for a second consecutive season.

Surrounding Hunter Brown and Framber Valdez with Cease would spark a fire in Cease with his fastball rate and ability to strikeout hitters. His walkout rate is his lowest ever and it is safe to say he would be an asset with his totality of Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP).

Cease is a highly reliable pitcher known for his time with the Chicago White Sox and Padres and the Astros would just try to add to the collection of others previous such as Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke. Those two were heat throwers just like Cease’s 97 MPH.

You could argue if any team trying to snatch Cease‘s $14 million rental bargain will be successful. Paul Skenes is flame throwing a 0.67 ERA in the month of July but he will demand a ton of money. The question remains.

Will the San Diego Padres retain especially for what is supposedly entering the fieldhouse of Rob Manfred cap space?