Baseball insider Bob Nightengale has reported that the Braves have joined the Dodgers and "several others" in discussions to trade for Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease.
Cease, 27, has two remaining years of team control before reaching free agency in 2026. His 2023 wasn't as successful as planned, with a 7-9 record and 4.58 ERA, but he's only one season removed from being a runner-up for the AL Cy Young Award on the heels of a 14-8 record and 2.20 ERA.
In that same vein, the Braves initially targeted the uber-resilient Aaron Nola in free agency, offering him $27M per year, only to see him take less money to return to Philadelphia on a seven-year contract. Atlanta then pivoted to Sonny Gray, but he signed this morning with the St. Louis Cardinals on a four year, $100M contract.
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