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On the latest "White Sox Talk Podcast," one insider delved deeper into reports that the White Sox are in negotiations for starting pitcher Dylan Cease.
Chicago's ace is reportedly on the trading block, and it's very likely a deal goes through sooner rather than later.
USA Today's Bob Nightengale joined the "White Sox Talk Podcast" to delve into his report from earlier this week that the White Sox have been in negotiations with the Dodgers on a deal involving Dylan Cease.
"They've been talking for a while," Nightengale told NBC Sports Chicago's Chuck Garfien. "But obviously they're not agreeing because he hasn't been traded. I think, though, Cease will be traded. Too many teams want him. Nobody has any starting pitching. Atlanta—they need a starting pitcher bad. Obviously the Dodgers. I can see the Baltimore Orioles swooping in, too.
"He's just too valuable valuable of a pitcher, and everybody knows that he'll bounce back to 2022 form."
Cease had a down year in 2023, with a 7-9 record and a 4.58 ERA in 33 starts for Chicago. It was a rough follow-up to his 2022 season, where he was the Cy Young runner up and posted a 14-8 record with a 2.20 ERA for the South Siders.
Cease still has two years of team control remaining, with free agency looming following the conclusion of the 2025 season, according to Spotrac.
Nightengale estimated there's a "90-percent chance" Cease is dealt before Opening Day.
"[The White Sox] could hold onto Cease until the All-Star Break. Realistically, they're not going to contend this year. But you'll certainly get more for your money right now."
While the Dodgers haven't met the White Sox' high price tag for the ace, losing out on Aaron Nola, who re-signed with the Phillies, may increase their urgency to acquire Cease, according to Nightengale.
"They got a ton of prospects, a lot of great prospects," he said of the Dodgers. "A ton of great catching. You know, White Sox could use one of their frontline guys, and they've got two or three top minor league catchers."
White Sox GM Chris Getz has been adamant that the team is willing to listen to offers on any player except for Luis Robert Jr., and it appears that they’re serious about that approach.
Rumors could heat up in the first week of December when baseball executives gather for the winter meetings in Nashville.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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