Dylan Cease did not get traded from the San Diego Padres, which was the more surprising outcome than if he had been traded. A deal for Cease seemed like such a sure thing that him still being a Padre probably feels more like getting traded than actually getting traded would. Does that make any sense?

In the time between breakfast and lunch on the West Coast, Preller, the San Diego Padres' frenetic general manager, acquired eight players and parted with 14 others. He landed ano