White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease not 'paranoid' over trade rumors

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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A winter of trade rumors has given way to spring training for Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease, who reported to camp this week with the intention of starting the season with his current team.

That's just the part of the game he can't control and won't get "paranoid" over.

"It seemed like I was going to get traded, but here we are," Cease said Thursday. "That's why I try not to get too caught up in it until something happens. I wasn't overly concerned or paranoid about anything. I was focusing on getting my body ready. Wherever I was going to be sent to was second to that."

Cease spent the winter seeing a physical therapist "three to four…