The New York Mets reportedly ended trade negotiations with the San Diego Padres for Dylan Cease. That's due to a high asking price of three of their top prospects.

With pitchers and catchers set to report to spring training on Wednesday, there remains the possibility of the Mets adding one more arm. The pitcher is San Diego Padres right-hander Dylan Cease, who the Mets have been linked to for over a week.

Should the Twins give up a high-end prospect or a current starter like Bailey Ober or Joe Ryan for Dylan Cease?

The Cubs also are involved. But while their prospect list is ranked higher, with highly regarded 3B prospect Matt Shaw understandably off limits in rental deals, the Padres may prefer the Mets’ list, including Brandon Sproat, Jett Williams and Luisangel Acuña.

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,

In a January 27 article, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic asserted that the San Diego Padres were listening to trade proposals for starting pitchers Dylan Cease an