<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-chicago-regret-not-trading-dylan-cease-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why White Sox will regret not trading Dylan Cease ahead of deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/white-sox-why-chicago-will-regret-not-trading-dylan-cease-ahead-of-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>Why White Sox will regret not trading Dylan Cease ahead of deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-02T08:28:09-07:00">August 2nd, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-02T08:28:09-07:00">August 2nd, 8:28am</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dylan Cease was not involved in the Chicago White Sox’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-fire-sale-coming-2023-mlb-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">2023 trade deadline fire sale</a>. The most valuable pitcher on the White Sox roster,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-trade-dylan-cease-2023-deadline" rel="noopener"> Dylan Cease was highly</a> sought-after by contenders looking to upgrade their rotation. The decision to turn down those offers could end up haunting Chicago in the long run.</p><p>Following reports that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-chicago-dylan-cease-trade-calls-deadline" rel="noopener">White Sox dodged trade calls</a> regarding Cease, there were rumors in the minutes before the deadline that Cease might be traded. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles<a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1686494463852417024"> were thought</a> to have their eyes on Cease. The Houston Astros reportedly viewed landing Cease<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-astros-dream-acquistion-is-white-sox-star-dylan-cease" rel="noopener"> as their “dream”</a> 2023 trade deadline scenario.</p><p>Cease’s 2023 stats aren’t all that impressive. The starting pitcher has a 4-4 record with a 1.34 WHIP. Cease’s 4.15 ERA is nearly twice as high as it was a season ago. The right-hander still has dominant stuff and proved in 2022 that he can be an ace.</p><p>Buyers at the trade deadline were desperate for starting pitching. The Texas Rangers added two starters in Max Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery. The Astros<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-astros-mets-justin-verlander-blockbuster-trade" rel="noopener"> brought Justin Verlander back</a> to Houston. The Dodgers tried to acquire Eduardo Rodriguez, who used his no-trade clause to stay with the Detroit Tigers. Had the White Sox optimized the trade deadline, Cease would also be part of that list.</p><p>Let’s examine why the White Sox will regret not trading Dylan Cease ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.</p><h2><b>The White Sox needed to blow up the roster</b></h2><p>Despite<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-chicago-continues-fire-sale-marlins-trade" rel="noopener"> being big sellers</a> at the 2023 trade deadline, the White Sox haven’t committed to a full rebuild. Chicago mostly traded pitchers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-la-lance-lynn-joe-kelly-trade-white-sox" rel="noopener">who are headed</a> for free agency and probably were going to leave on their own in a few months. By holding onto the likes of Cease, Luis Robert and Tim Anderson, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-gm-rick-hahn-offers-head-scratching-2024-take-after-mlb-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">White Sox plan to contend</a> in the 2024 season.</p><p>The White Sox are deluding themselves if they believe they have a real chance to be among the American League’s best teams in a year.<i> Maybe </i>Chicago can vie for the AL Central title if it remains a historically weak division, but that’s not something the organization can bank on. Even if the White Sox do sneak into the 2024 playoffs, they won’t be much of a threat to the Astros, Tampa Bay Rays or whatever new contender emerges.</p><p>Chicago isn’t the St. Louis Cardinals or the New York Yankees, a team that is having a down year after a long stretch of sustained competitiveness. It’s been 18 years since Chicago won a playoff series. The White Sox have a bottom-tier roster in both the major leagues and the minor leagues. Only<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/farm-system-rankings-2023-preseason"> four organizations</a> ranked lower than Chicago in MLB.com’s preseason farm-system rankings.</p><p>The White Sox received a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-angels-white-sox-lucas-giolito-trade-shohei-ohtani" rel="noopener">pair of promising young players</a> in exchange for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez. The Miami Marlins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-chicago-continues-fire-sale-marlins-trade" rel="noopener">traded their No. 4 prospect</a> for Jake Burger. By trading Cease, Chicago could’ve added a few of the best prospects in baseball. The White Sox farm system is improved, but it didn’t receive the significant upgrade that it desperately needed.</p><h2><b>Dylan Cease could be gone when the White Sox are ready to contend</b></h2><p>Chicago shouldn’t have tried to unload every talented player on its roster ahead of the 2023 trade deadline. It made sense, for instance, that the White Sox <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-trade-stance-on-dylan-cease-luis-robert-jr-gets-critical-update" rel="noopener">held onto Luis Robert Jr.</a> A 25-year-old All-Star who is under contract—at an extraordinarily team-friendly $16.9 million AAV beyond this season—through the 2027 season, Robert could realistically be part of Chicago’s next championship core. It’s far less likely that Cease will share that distinction with Robert.</p><p>Cease is two years older than Robert and will celebrate his 32nd birthday in 2027. There’s a good chance Cease will be doing so outside of Chicago. The pitcher is only under the White Sox’ control through the 2025 season. If playoff success continues to elude the team over the next couple of years, Cease might very well be headed for greener pastures as a free agent.</p><p>A more likely scenario is that Chicago won’t let him hit free agency. Cease will become the 2025 version of Giolio, available at the trade deadline because the White Sox are out of contention and don’t want to lose their starter in free agency without getting prospects in return. Obviously, the trade package that Chicago could’ve received for a 27-year-old Cease with two-plus years of control would dwarf what the White Sox will be able to get for a 29-year-old rental.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-chicago-trade-dylan-cease-2023" rel="noopener">Cease’ value</a> might never be higher. He finished second in the AL Cy Young voting less than nine months ago. Given the expensive package of prospects that Houston traded for a 40-year-old Verlander, you can be sure that the Astros were ready to pay a premium for Cease.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why White Sox will regret not trading Dylan Cease ahead of deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-chicago-right-trade-dylan-cease-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why White Sox were right not to trade Dylan Cease ahead of deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/white-sox-why-chicago-was-right-wrong-not-to-trade-dylan-cease-ahead-of-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>Why White Sox were right not to trade Dylan Cease ahead of deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-01T16:59:28-07:00">August 1st, 4:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-01T17:02:37-07:00">August 1st, 5:02pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox are rebuilding. They traded key pitchers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-adding-lucas-giolito-to-shohei-ohtani-led-staff-via-trade-with-white-sox" rel="noopener">such as Lucas Giolito</a> to the Los Angeles Angels <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-la-lance-lynn-joe-kelly-trade-white-sox" rel="noopener">and Lance Lynn</a> to the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to the 2023 deadline. One pitcher who was not traded is Dylan Cease.</p><p>Cease, 27, was an AL Cy Young finalist in 2022. His 2023 campaign hasn’t been quite as impressive, but he was linked to various teams nonetheless. In the end, Chicago opted to hold onto Cease for now, a move that was questioned by some. However, today we are looking at why the White Sox were right not to trade Cease ahead of the 2023 deadline.</p><h2><b>Dylan Cease’s contract</b></h2><p>It isn’t as if Cease will be a free agent this offseason. In fact, he still has <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/dylan-cease-28208/" rel="noopener">two years of team control remaining</a>, per Spotrac. Chicago can use that time to gauge their future. Given their current roster construction, the White Sox may not be competitive for a few years, but they can try to extend Cease and build their rotation around him.</p><p>With Giolito and Lynn out of the picture, it’s clear that Cease is the ace of the future.</p><p>If the White Sox end up struggling again next year and it becomes apparent that an extension isn’t going to happen, Chicago can trade Cease next season. The Sox will still receive a generous trade package since Cease will still have an extra year of team control remaining. Or, Chicago could even entertain offers for the starting pitcher during the upcoming offseason.</p><p>The point is that because of Dylan Cease’s contract, the White Sox did not have to trade him prior to the 2023 deadline.</p><h2><b>White Sox future</b></h2><p>The White Sox’s current starting pitching depth has question marks. Cease is joined by Mike Clevinger, Michael Kopech, and Touki Toussaint in the rotation. Realistically, only Kopech is expected to be apart of Chicago’s long-term future. Clevinger will be a free agent at season’s end and Toussaint was a mid-season free agent signing.</p><p>Chicago has some interesting young pitching prospects in their farm system though. Noah Schultz, Jake Eder, and Nick Nastrini (recently acquired from Dodgers) make up their <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/whitesox/" rel="noopener">No. 3, 4, and 5 prospects</a>, per MLB.com. So how does this relate to the White Sox’s decision to keep Dylan Cease?</p><p>These pitchers may play a role in Chicago’s rotation at some point down the road. Some of them may even impact the big league ball club in 2024. Developing a steady core of starting pitchers around Cease may entice him into signing a long-term extension with the White Sox.</p><h2><b>Should the White Sox trade Dylan Cease during the offseason or ahead of the 2024 deadline?</b></h2><p>As aforementioned, the White Sox still can trade Dylan Cease at some point down the road. That’s why their decision to keep him prior to the 2023 deadline was the best option. Cease has flexibility because of his contract, and Chicago can evaluate their situation during the offseason and next year.</p><p>For now, Cease is still a member of a struggling White Sox franchise. At the very least, Chicago has hope for the future with Cease still on the roster.</p><p>It will be especially interesting to see if Cease starts to pitch better with the MLB trade deadline now come and gone. Perhaps the swirling trade rumors played a role in his underperformance. It would not be shocking by any means if Cease finished the ’23 campaign on a high note.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why White Sox were right not to trade Dylan Cease ahead of deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-white-sox-trade-dylan-cease-2023-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Will White Sox trade Dylan Cease ahead of 2023 deadline?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mlb-rumors-will-white-sox-trade-dylan-cease-ahead-of-2023-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Will White Sox trade Dylan Cease ahead of 2023 deadline?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-01T11:29:57-07:00">August 1st, 11:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-01T11:43:43-07:00">August 1st, 11:43am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Will the Chicago White Sox trade Dylan Cease ahead of the 2023 deadline? Although the odds of a Cease deal coming to fruition remain unlikely, Chicago is <a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1686435568161304576" rel="noopener">reportedly still taking calls</a> on him, per Mark Feinsand. The White Sox’s price in a possible deal, though, is extremely high. Feinsand reports that one executive even said Chicago is “looking for the moon.”</p><p>Dylan Cease isn’t having a great season but he’s fresh off a superb 2022 campaign that saw him finish as an AL Cy Young finalist. He’s also still just 27-years old and is under team control through the 2025 campaign. There are a number of different teams that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-last-minute-2023-mlb-trade-deadline-deal-baltimore" rel="noopener">make sense as landing destinations</a> for Cease. Still, the White Sox won’t trade him unless they receive an offer they cannot refuse.</p><h2><b>Should the White Sox trade Dylan Cease?</b></h2><p>The White Sox are clearly sellers ahead of the trade deadline. They have struggled in 2023 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-lucas-giolito-after-trade-to-angels" rel="noopener">already traded pitchers</a> such as Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn away. It is apparent they are entering a full rebuild. The question they need to answer is whether or not Cease fits into their long-term plans.</p><p>The White Sox may opt to hold onto Cease and try to extend him. Even if an extension doesn’t come to fruition, he’d remain with Chicago for the next two seasons. Trading him, though, would lead to an eye-opening prospect return. Given the White Sox’s current position, that is arguably their best option.</p><p>With the deadline right around the corner, it will be interesting to see what Chicago ultimately decides to do.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Will White Sox trade Dylan Cease ahead of 2023 deadline?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-white-sox-trade-stance-on-dylan-cease-luis-robert-jr-gets-critical-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: White Sox’s trade stance on Dylan Cease, Luis Robert Jr. gets critical update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MLB_Trade_Deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: White Sox’s trade stance on Dylan Cease, Luis Robert Jr. gets critical update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-30T22:36:51-07:00">July 30th, 10:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-30T22:39:25-07:00">July 30th, 10:39pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago White Sox’s stance on trading Dylan Cease might be softening amid rumors that they are willing to hear offers for everyone on their roster.</p><p>For those not in the know, it has been reported recently that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-chicago-dylan-cease-trade-calls-deadline" rel="noopener">White Sox have no plans</a> to include Cease on their current fire sale as they look to make him a key piece of their future. They intend to contend next season, and the hope is for Cease to help them on that end.</p><p>However, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-pitcher-lucas-giolito-lance-lynn-trades" rel="noopener">White Sox already dealing away</a> the likes of Lance Lynn and Lucas Giolito, and the team planning to move more players ahead of the MLB trade deadline, many rivals are reportedly seeing an opportunity to discuss a deal for the right-handed pitcher. The same goes for outfielder Luis Robert Jr., who many believe is an untouchable like Cease.</p><p>“The White Sox are listening on Dylan Cease and everyone else on their roster. The perception among many in the industry is that Cease and center fielder Luis Robert Jr. remain all but untouchable. But some rival executives see the White Sox’s <a href="https://theathletic.com/4734747/2023/07/30/mlb-trade-rumors-mets-verlander-dodgers/" rel="noopener">willingness to entertain</a> offers as an opening, however small,” Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported.</p><p>The White Sox are 43-64 on the season and are basically out of the running for a potential playoff spot. With that said, it’s not a surprise why they are determined sellers heading to the deadline.</p><p>However, it also makes sense why they don’t want to go on a full rebuild since they still have plenty of talents on their roster.</p><p>The good thing for Chicago fans is that the wait won’t be too long to see what they do with their roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: White Sox’s trade stance on Dylan Cease, Luis Robert Jr. gets critical update

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He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Don’t expect Dylan Cease to be part of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-makes-buyer-seller-trade-deadline-decision-but-theres-a-pivotal-catch" rel="noopener">Chicago White Sox firesale</a> at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-white-sox-dylan-cease-trade" rel="noopener">Dylan Cease has been in</a> trade rumors during the White Sox’ miserable 2023 season, Chicago reportedly has no plans to send the pitcher elsewhere in a trade.</p><p>Teams continue to call the White Sox about Cease, but Chicago <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1684315351490629632">is telling suitors</a> that the 27-year-old isn’t available, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The White Sox won’t completely tear down the roster at the 2023 trade deadline because they want to contend next year, Nightengale reports.</p><p>If the White Sox are going to make any kind of a playoff run in 2024, Cease would likely be a major part of it. The right-hander finished second in last year’s AL Cy Young race with a minuscule 2.20 ERA.</p><p>Like many Chicago players, Cease is having a down year. He has a 4.04 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in 21 starts. Cease has pitched much better after a poor start to his 2023 season. The starter posted a 2.20 ERA in June. He’s given up exactly one earned run in back-to-back starters.</p><p>Last week, MLB Network called Cease the Houston Astros’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-astros-dream-acquistion-is-white-sox-star-dylan-cease" rel="noopener">“dream acquisition”</a> at the trade deadline. Heyman noted that the Astros would have to blow the White Sox away with an offer in order to land the pitcher this summer.</p><p>Cease is under Chicago’s control for two more seasons.</p><p>The White Sox might only trade players who are headed for free agency instead of a full-blown rebuild, which could include moving the likes of Cease and All-Star outfielder Luis Robert. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-dodgers-interested-lucas-giolito-lance-lynn-trades">Trade talks are heating up</a> involving Lance Lynn and Lucas Giolito. Both pitchers are in the final year of their contracts.</p><p>With less than a week left until the 2023 trade deadline, the White Sox are 41-61 and 12 games out of first place in the AL Central.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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