There hasnt been much on the front since early December, when that the White Sox were going to wait until the free agent pitching market had become a bit clearer before again weighing offers for the right-hander. The Reds were known to be one of the clubs interested in Cease, though 670 The Scores Bruce Levine reported that the Sox had asked for a four-player trade package pitching prospects and , as well as two position-player prospects. sheds some more light on Chicagos demands, writing that the White Sox wanted Lowder, , , and at least one more prospect. This could mean that the Sox wanted a five-player return, with Petty and an unknown position player comprising the other two names involved. MLB Pipeline ranks Lowder, Arroyo, and Phillips within the top 68 prospects in all Manny Pina Jersey of baseball, while Lowder (45th) and Phillips (86th) also ranked within Baseball Americas last top 100 ranking from September. New White Sox GM has been open about the fact that he is willing to discu s any player on his teams roster in trade negotiations, though some obviously come at a much higher price tag than others. may be the only player , and Cease might not be far off, though the two have differing levels of team control. Roberts contract contains two club options that control his services through the 2027 season, while Cease has only two more years of arbitration eligibility remaining before he can hit free agency in the 2025-26 offseason. Still, two years of a frontline pitcher like Cease is still quite an a set either for a White Sox team trying to get on track after a disastrous season, or as a trade chip the Sox can use to reload the roster for both now and the future. The Reds are a natural trade partner on paper, given how Cincinnati is in sore need of pitching help and is also deep in position-player prospects. Cincinnati was in Chicagos pitching even prior to the All-Star break, so it is safe to a sume Cease has been on the Reds radar for a while, at least in some fashion. Because the White Sox are targeting pitching, however, the Sox and Reds might not quite line up as smoothly on a Cease trade as it might seem. Obviously any team would be hesitant about moving three of its top-rated pitching prospects, and in particular, the Reds would be wary about cleaning out their pitching a sets when they have so much of an surplus in another area (the infield) in their farm system. Speculatively speaking, the Reds might be more willing to consider a package of Arroyo, another position player, and one pitcher for Cease, yet it isnt surprising why Cincinnati would balk at moving at least two of Phillips, Lowder, and Petty on top of what is already a substantial return of infield talent. There isnt really any harm in aiming high, of course, as Getz has plenty of offseason left to continue to explore other potential trade packages involving Cease. The fact that the Dodgers have already nabbed two of the top free agent ( ) and trade ( ) targets on the market has left a lot of other teams still in sore need of rotation help, so it certainly seems po sible that Cease might be wearing another uniform by Opening Day. It is also too early to rule the Reds out of any further Cease talks, even if that rumored four-for-one or five-for-one seems like a bridge too far. Cincinnati has been aggre sive in adding to its rotation and bullpen by signing and , and bolstered its infield picture even further by signing . The addition of Candelario seemingly makes it more likely that the Reds could move an infielder in some manner of trade, whether for Cease or another pitcher. J.t. Ginn Jersey
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