For a second straight offseason, Dylan Cease enters spring training as his team’s staff ace and perhaps the most prominent trade candidate in the sport.

The Chicago Cubs, despite having already had a productive and meaningful offseason, appear to be still on the hunt for some additional talent to add to the opening day roster.

Padres ace Dylan Cease expressed his desire to remain in San Diego, but with just one year left on his contract, it is no sure thing he enters the season with the club.

For the second consecutive season, right-hander Dylan Cease is the most talked about player in trade rumors as the winter gives way to Spring Training. The then-White Sox hurler was shipped to the Padres in mid-March of last year,

A week or so ago, Dan Hayes wrote that the Padres were interested in Christian Vázquez, and added (almost as an afterthought) that the Twins were also discussing trading for Dylan Cease. For many fans,

Acquiring Cease would boost the Twins' chances of winning the AL Central but also send a message to fans as the team begins a new TV era.

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

The Cubs are among the teams that have discussed a potential trade involving ace Dylan Cease with the Padres. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.