Cease, who is a free agent after the 2025 season, could be on the move as the San Diego Padres look to trim payroll and re-stock the farm system.

The San Diego Padres and New York Mets have reportedly discussed a trade involving starting pitcher Dylan Cease. According to Jon Heyman of the New York

The Padres have been said through much of the offseason to be looking for ways to shed payroll and chief among those ways is the rumored potential trade of ace Dylan Cease. Among other teams, obviously,

The Mets are among teams that have been in talks with the Padres about a trade for right-hander Dylan Cease, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

Padres are looking to do a bit of maneuvering on the trade market, with Dylan Cease and Michael King emerging as trade chips.

If the New York Mets want to be no-doubt World Series contenders, they need to add one more starting pitcher. There's a lot to like about the Mets' current rotation, but the overall picture has too many moving parts.

An interesting new report has linked the New York Mets to trade for one of the rising star pitchers in the league who also happens to be a former elite New York Yankees prospect. In just a year the Mets have gone from a team at a crossroads to one with World Series hopes in 2025.