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 ...

Dylan Cease allowed one hit over five innings, Jake Cronenworth and Ramon Laureano homered and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 on Sunday.

The Dylan Cease who is staying was a little better than the one who was going. The Padres’ offense sputtered a bit but got one big hit and then a couple more. Their augmented bullpen did its job ...