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Cease Deal Could Have Cubs Turning to Trade Market for SP

Related Topics: Dylan Cease, Bruce N. Levine

I said yesterday that I was only going to cover breaking stuff for the next few days, but I have a little time on my hands and wanted to get some thoughts out. There’s been a lot of talk about what the Cubs will do to add a starting pitcher who can compete for one of the top three spots in the rotation, and the biggest signing of the winter so far might give us a clue as to Jed Hoyer’s preferences. The Cubs were never going to get near that Dylan Cease deal of seven years and $210 million, but seeing him blow projections out of the water was telling.