"While Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker is widely viewed as the top hitter headed into free agency this November, Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reported a connection between Chicago and one of the winter's top pitchers: right-hander Dylan Cease. Levine reports that the Cubs are viewed as a potential top suitor for Cease and that he will be pursued by the North Siders this winter."
"Cease has significant ties both to the city of Chicago and the Cubs organization as a whole. Drafted by the Cubs in the sixth-round of the 2014 draft, Cease developed into a top-100 prospect in the Cubs organization before being traded alongside Eloy Jimenez in the crosstown deal that brought Jose Quintana to Chicago prior to the 2017 trade deadine."
"2024 saw Cease put together another ace-level campaign as he pitched to a 3.47 ERA in 33 starts while striking out 29.4% of his opponents. He finished fourth in NL Cy Young award voting and even garnered some down-ballot MVP consideration. That seemed to set up Cease up for a major payday in free agency as long as he could keep it up in 2025, but he stumbled this year with a rather pedestrian 4.55 ERA in 168 innings of work."
Free agency begins five days after the World Series and teams are already planning offseason moves. The Chicago Cubs are considered a potential top suitor for right-hander Dylan Cease and are expected to pursue him this winter. Cease was drafted by the Cubs in the sixth round of the 2014 draft and was traded to the White Sox alongside Eloy Jimenez prior to the 2017 trade deadline. He finished runner-up for the AL Cy Young in 2022, was dealt to the Padres before 2024, posted a 3.47 ERA with a 29.4% strikeout rate in 2024, and regressed to a 4.55 ERA in 168 innings in 2025 despite stronger peripherals.
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