The San Diego Padres are looking to make another run for the World Series in 2025. However, they need to start thinking about their future as well.
The Padres traded for Dylan Cease before the season. However, he will be a free agent after this season and the team might look to move him before he potentially walks in free agency. Newsweek’s Zach Pressnell proposed this trade that would send Cease to the Boston Red Sox:
- Padres receive: first baseman Triston Casas, right-handed pitcher Richard Fitts, infielder Mikey Romero
- Red Sox receive: right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease
“Given the Red Sox’s minor league organization, they can afford to trade some of their position player talent to make a run at a title in 2025,” wrote Pressnell. “This deal helps them do that. If they can acquire either Arenado or Bregman, trading Casas to acquire Cease makes a lot of sense.”
The Red Sox are considering moving Rafael Devers to first base, according to MassLive’s Sean McAdam. The first step in that would be trading Casas. The Red Sox have gone all-in on revamping their rotation this offseason. They traded for Garrett Crochet and signed Walker Buehler. They could reunite Cease with his former teammate Crochet, but this time both would be key players in the rotation.
Spotrac projects Cease to sign a five-year, $108 million deal when he hits free agency. He has never been named an All-Star but has received Cy Young Award votes twice in his career. He finished as the runner-up in 2022. He has made 30-plus starts in each of the last four seasons. In 2024 with the Padres he had a 3.47 ERA and 224 strikeouts.