The San Diego Padres are very serious about trading Dylan Cease before today’s trade deadline because they are apparently in

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres' Desired Return in Blockbuster Dylan Cease Trade Revealed.

Cease could just be a half-year rental because of all the starting pitchers on Houston's injured list. The Astros have a full rotation sidelined. Lance McCullers, Luis Garcia, Ronel Blanco, Spencer Arrighetti, Cristian Javier and J.P. France are all on the injured list.