GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dylan Cease was one of the most sought-after pitchers on the trade market.
The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday dealt the right-hander to the San Diego Padres, multiple outlets reported.
Cease, 28, went 7-9 with a 4.58 ERA and 214 strikeouts in 33 starts in 2023.
Cease showed signs of success since the Sox called him up in July 2019. Acquired from the Cubs in a 2017 trade, Cease was 43-35 with a 3.83 ERA and 792 strikeouts during five seasons on the South Side.
He put it all together in 2022, going 14-8 with a 2.20 ERA and 227 strikeouts in 32 starts. Cease finished second to Justin Verlander in the American League Cy Young Award voting.
While the ERA was higher in 2023, Cease still ranked fifth in the AL in strikeouts.
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