The Mets are among a number of teams who have checked in on Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease ahead of the trade deadline, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman cited the Cubs, Red Sox, and crosstown-rival Yankees as other interested parties.
Cease, a Cy Young runner-up with the White Sox back in 2022, holds a 4.59 ERA with 144 strikeouts and 42 walks in 20 starts this season. Since his debut in 2019, Cease’s 1,160 strikeouts are the most of any pitcher in baseball; Cease also boasts the sixth-highest fWAR (19.