The San Diego Padres are set to make a big splash on the trade market Wednesday, as the team is finalizing a deal to acquire veteran starting pitcher Dylan Cease from the Chicago White Sox, according to ESPN’s MLB insider Jeff Passan.
In exchange for Cease, the Padres will reportedly be sending prospects Drew Thorpe, Samuel Zavala and Jairo Iriarte to the rebuilding White Sox, per Mark Feinsand of the MLB Network. Reliever Steven Wilson, 29, is also headed to Chicago.
Thorpe, a 23-year-old right-handed reliever, ranks as the No. 85 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline. He was San Diego’s No. 5 prospect. Zavala, a 19-year-old outfielder, was the team’s No. 7 prospect while Iriarte, 22, also a right-handed pitcher, was ranked as the team’s No. 8 prospect.
