According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the New York Yankees have restarted trade talks with the Chicago White Sox about standout pitcher Dylan Cease.
Negotiations resumed as Yankees ace Gerrit Cole reported “discomfort” in his throwing elbow, with an MRI slated to establish the degree of a potential injury. The Yankees are now considering options for an Opening Day starter, and it appears that the team will add some roster insurance for their $324 million ace pitcher.
Zachary Rotman, writing about FanSided, predicted that a trade including three top prospects and two young infielders could be enough to get Cease to New York. He requested that the Yankees trade Chase Hampton, Everson Pereira, Will Warren, Oswald Peraza, and Oswaldo Cabrera to the White Sox in exchange for Cease.
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“The Yankees would give up three of their top ten prospects according to MLB Pipeline along with two young MLB players to get their hands on Cease,” Rotman said. “It’s a lot, but this is the kind of offer that really gets the White Sox to listen.”
Nightengale said that trade talks for Cease had resumed, but that the Yankees were still unwilling to part with “prized outfield prospect Spencer Jones.” If this trend continues, it may imply that only a large pool of alternative assets will suffice to complete a transaction.
“The White Sox would be receiving both of New York’s top pitching prospects in this trade,” Rotman said. “Chicago would also be receiving an MLB-ready outfield prospect in Pereira, and a pair of MLB infielders who do not have starting spots on the Yankees in Peraza and Cabrera.”
