Hypothetically, the Orioles could be offering something like Kjerstad, Norby and Beavers, but the Sox are asking for Westburg also. I do think all the headlines of “Sox will hold on to Cease” are overblown based off what Rogers wrote.
This is more info from Rogers
https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1745181217572741563/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1745181217572741563¤tTweetUser=FoulTerritoryTV
Lots of info here. Yankees seem unlikely, Orioles are the main focus.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39272529/mlb-free-agency-dylan-cease-white-sox-trade-rumors-fits-2023-2024
Couple of ways to look at this, not sure what’s going on:
- Yanks don’t want to pay the money or prospects for Snell/Cease
- Yanks can still add Cease to go with Stroman, as this gives them two starters for the price of Snell
- leaked interest to try and get Sox to lower asking price
Snell really is the wild card now. It doesn’t sound like the Giants are gonna get him (Stroman likely?), which leaves the Yankees as the leaders IMO. Montgomery is gonna go back to the Rangers it appears.
Just seeing all these names, this is a glorified AAA team besides Robert. It makes the 2023 Sox roster look like the 27 Yankees. It’s just so frustrating because so many of these guys are old and/or won’t have any trade value.