A long winter is in the rearview and the Padres have begun Cactus League play. A month from Opening Day, here are four takeaways from camp.

At a point, it seemed almost inevitable that the San Diego Padres would trade away Dylan Cease and/or Michael King. However, the arrival of Nick Pivetta has the Padres doing a complete 180. San Diego is now no longer expected to trade Cease or King.

Dylan Cease, Robert Suarez, Luis Arraez and Jake Cronenworth were among the San Diego Padres other teams perceived as available on the trade market. Some clubs thought at least one of those players could be moved before pitchers and catchers reported to the Peoria Sports Complex on Wednesday.

Allow me some poetry here.) The Padres were in strong need of an innings-eating pitcher who could slot behind tri-aces Dylan Cease, Michael King and Yu Darvish and in front of several less-established pitchers.

Dylan Cease is one of the biggest names who could get traded during spring training, and the Red Sox have apparently expressed interest in the Padres ace.

The San Diego Padres are set on keeping Dylan Cease, Gerrit Cole defends Juan Soto signing with the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox include 'significant' deferrals in Alex Bregman's contract.

The Chicago Cubs are emerging as a potential trade destination for San Diego Padres standout pitcher Dylan Cease.

The San Diego Padres entered the offseason seeking to shed payroll, with constant MLB rumors about multiple All-Star pitchers and

When the San Diego Padres signed starting pitcher Nick Pivetta, there was speculation surrounding what the deal meant for Dylan Cease, who has been on the trade

The San Diego Padres reportedly are more likely to trade Dylan Cease than Michael King if one is moved this offseason.

After signing Nick Pivetta, the San Diego Padres relayed to interested teams that Dylan Cease is no longer available for trade. Still, General Manager AJ Preller is always looking for the best opportunity to make a deal. Closer Robert Suarez is now ...