The Royals' extension for Seth Lugo makes Dylan Cease the most coveted pitcher on the market at the MLB trade deadline.

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San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado slammed a former Padre in a postgame interview, the Friars are urged to trade for an All-Star and Dylan Cease could be on the move by the trade deadline.

The San Diego Padres are known for making moves at the deadline, and the latest update to MLB.com's deadline tracker has them connected to an ace on the market.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease is out of contract at the end of the year and has already been offered to the Boston Red Sox for Jarren Duran, but

In fact, Jon Heyman reports that there are at least six teams who have reached out to the Padres lately: four AL East teams (the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays) plus the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets.

The Padres are listening on Dylan Cease, which inspired calls from most of the AL East — the Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays and Rays — as well as the Mets and Cubs.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres Rumors: MLB Insider Provides Massive Dylan Cease Trade Update. Robert Murray or Fansided stated the San Diego Padres are entertaining trade offers which include right-handed starting pitcher Dylan Cease, though a deal is unlikely.