fathom

Apparently it came down to the Cubs and Pirates. Seems like everyone got scared off by his age and fly ball tendencies.

Another player coming off a horrible season. Doesn’t strikeout anyone.

Sounds good to me, which usually means the other team says no

I will be honest, I want him traded prior to opening day because I really don’t want to have to care how anyone on this roster performs.

Kjerstad, Westburg, Mayo, Cowser, Dominguez, Jones, Hampton from Orioles and Yankees would be a guess

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&currentTweetUser=FoulTerritoryTV

Also, sure seems like the Sox are holding out for Mayo

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

Stroman with the Yanks seems like a disaster waiting to happen

I just don’t think they’re going for it this year, which makes acquiring Cease less of a priority. Yankees and Orioles battle it appears.

Mets might be out on Cease due to finances?

He fell out of the top 100 in the prospect ranking I saw earlier today

No idea, if anyone wants Giants info, this account has been accurate. @GhostBayAreaBob

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.

Now all their idiot fans will shut up. They will still load up the next few weeks.

Good, I don’t think that will go well.

Then how do you explain Rosenthal saying how strong of a package the Sox will get for him?

Not really sure, but they seem to take every opportunity to illustrate that he won’t be starting for them.

I’m sure they can’t afford Taylor. He’s coming off a good season. They like guys coming off career worst years.

15 starts for him might be 50 innings

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.

Getz said Flexen will be in the rotation today

No shot