The San Diego Padres and New York Mets have reportedly discussed a trade involving starting pitcher Dylan Cease. According to Jon Heyman of the New York

The Chicago Cubs have had a busy offseason, but if reports are to be believed, they may not be done just yet. According to MLB Network's Jon Morosi, the Cubs are a "team to watch" in a potential trade for Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease.

The Padres have been said through much of the offseason to be looking for ways to shed payroll and chief among those ways is the rumored potential trade of ace Dylan Cease. Among other teams, obviously,

The Cubs are also involved. But while their prospect list is ranked higher, with highly regarded 3B prospect Matt Shaw understandably off limits in rental deals, the Padres may prefer the Mets’ list, including Brandon Sproat, Jett Williams and Luisangel Acuna.