{"id":32301,"date":"2025-02-08T01:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T01:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=32301"},"modified":"2025-02-08T01:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T01:30:13","slug":"report-mets-would-swap-2-top-5-prospects-to-land-14-million-ace-in-trade-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=32301","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Mets Would Swap 2 Top 5 Prospects to Land $14 Million Ace in Trade Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After three months of sitting on the open market, first baseman Pete Alonso is finally back with the New York Mets. Does that put a bow on an impressive offseason for the club or could president of baseball David Stearns operations target San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease in a trade?<\/p>\n<p>The Mets have been linked to Cease at various times this winter. San Diego acquired him last offseason and watched him post a 14-11 record with a 3.47 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in 189 1\/3 innings during the 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.webp?w=790&amp;f=8248a4779536f3b93caa28fa1278a7f0 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.jpg?w=790&amp;f=8248a4779536f3b93caa28fa1278a7f0 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.webp?w=900&amp;f=30512232011eaf95b9e5def3cc468832 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.jpg?w=900&amp;f=30512232011eaf95b9e5def3cc468832 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.webp?w=790&amp;f=8248a4779536f3b93caa28fa1278a7f0 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.jpg?w=790&amp;f=8248a4779536f3b93caa28fa1278a7f0 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.webp?w=450&amp;f=cacd2319d2b57e1016fbf5103090b548 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.jpg?w=450&amp;f=cacd2319d2b57e1016fbf5103090b548 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.webp?w=1200&amp;f=a4ac1cda240a201a234a7759f711eb94\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2573591\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573591\/san-diego-padres-starting-pitcher-dylan-cease.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=a4ac1cda240a201a234a7759f711eb94\" alt=\"San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA &#8211; OCTOBER 09: Dylan Cease #84 of the San Diego Padres pitches in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game Four of the Division Series at Petco Park on&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Sean M. Haffey\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Re-signing Alonso negates the need for New York to use internal options to replace the Polar Bear&#8217;s production at first base, so that opens the possibility of a trade. What might a trade look like to bring Cease to Queens?<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report&#8217;s Zachary D. Rymer put together\u00a0the following hypothetical swap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mets receive: starting pitcher Dylan Cease<\/li>\n<li>Padres receive: right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat and outfielder Drew Gilbert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;This package would be difficult for the Mets to part with, but such boldness is arguably necessary if they want to keep up with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the broader NL race,&#8221; Rymer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com ranks\u00a0Sproat (first) and Gilbert (third) within the organization&#8217;s top five prospects. Cease is only due $13.75 million in 2025, which is a cost the Mets could easily afford to create a formidable trio with Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga.<\/p>\n<p>However, he&#8217;s due to hit free agency next winter.\u00a0Spotrac has tabbed\u00a0Cease&#8217;s current market value for a long-term deal at five years and $109 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After three months of sitting on the open market, first baseman Pete Alonso is finally back with the New York Mets. 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