The White Sox traded Dylan Cease to the Padres for four prospects:

The White Sox are receiving right-hander Drew Thorpe, who is the No. 4-ranked prospect in the Padres’ system and No. 64 among ESPN’s top 100 MLB prospects, right-hander Jairo Iriarte (the No. 7 prospect among San Diego’s minor leaguers), outfielder Samuel Zavala and right-hander Steven Wilson.

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Cease supposedly had an off-year in 2023, but his 3.7 fWAR indicates much of that might have been out of his control. Opponents hit for a high BABIP against him, an indication that the defense behind him was poor. I suspect the Padres know they are getting a very good pitcher.

Thorpe pitched extremely well in five starts for the Yankees double A team in 2023. He is just out of college. Iriarte is a high K, low home run pitcher, but he does walk a ton of batters. Zavala chewed up A Ball at age 18, doing a fantastic job of getting on base. Wilson gives the White Sox another arm out of the bullpen.

I think the White Sox did an excellent job of improving via rebuilding with this deal.