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The new year begins Monday, when pitchers and catchers report to spring training in Port St. Lucie, Florida, then Wednesday, when they have their first workout, and then Feb. 17, when the Mets hold their first full-squad workout — Juan Soto and Pete Alonso and all, together as a group for the first time.

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.

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.

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