The San Diego Padres got some exciting news on Wednesday before they flew across the Pacific for their season-opening series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in South Korea. Pitcher Dylan Cease was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Chicago White Sox in exchange for three of San Diego’s top prospects.
It’s a major move that’ll make manager Mike Shildt’s job a little easier in his first season in charge of the Padres. But the trade also made Shildt’s job much more stressful for a few moments on Wednesday afternoon.
When Shildt addressed the media after the Padres’ spring training finale, news of the Cease trade had already broken but it had yet to be officially announced. That left Shildt in the awkward position of having to address reporters without being able to answer the question on all of their minds.
