Dylan Cease was a popular name in Houston Astros trade rumors at the MLB trade deadline, with Houston backing away from a deal that would have landed them Cease from the San Diego Padres in exchange for Spencer Arrighetti and multiple pitching prospects. Cease is now a free agent, and it would seem that Dana Brown and Co. are wasting no time in making their interest known.
Reporting from the GM meetings in Las Vegas, MLB Network's Jon Morosi connected the dots between Cease and the Astros. Morosi made reference to the trade talks at the deadline, and stops just short of outright predicting that the Astros will be the team to sign Cease this offseason.