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The San Diego Padres and starting pitcher Dylan Cease avoided arbitration Thursday by agreeing to a one-year, $13.75 million contract for 2025, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
This marked Cease's final arbitration-eligible year, as he is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of the 2025 season.
Despite the settlement, there is no guarantee that Cease will be wearing a Padres uniform when the 2025 campaign begins.
MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reported last month that Cease was among the starting pitchers "potentially available" in a trade, and it was also reported by MLB Network's Jon Morosi that the Boston Red Sox were among the teams interested in acquiring Cease.