White Sox pitchers and catchers will report to Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., in just three days. That includes ace right-hander Dylan Cease, who, despite being the subject of trade rumors all winter long, is slated to be the team’s Opening Day starter.

However, with about six weeks left until Chicago begins its regular season, general manager Chris Getz said Sunday on MLB Network Radio that he is still fielding calls and considering offers from clubs looking to meet his demands for the right-hander.

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“I've got to have the health of the organization in mind, and if I feel like [a trade] is something that we should do to make us better in the short term and long term, I think you have to take strong consideration there,” Getz said. “... Teams are still calling. They are still trying to work on a deal that works for both sides.

“If there’s a match somewhere, we’ll do it.”

Finding a match will take a lot; the White Sox are said to have a high asking price for Cease, who is under club control through the 2025 season.

The 28-year-old has been one of the game’s best strikeout pitchers over the past three years, averaging a 29.8% K rate during that span. He was north of 30% in 2021 and '22. Armed with a high-90s fastball and a hard slider, he recorded a 2.20 ERA and finished as the runner-up for the AL Cy Young in ‘22.

Clubs don’t surrender that kind of talent easily, and Getz made sure to stress just how much he likes having Cease in a White Sox jersey.

“When you've got someone of a Dylan Cease [caliber] and how he prepares and the lifestyle that he lives, the even temperament at which he operates and obviously the talent and the stuff, they are a rarity,” Getz said.

Last season was a disappointment for Cease, who saw his ERA rise to 4.58 over 177 innings. However, some of that can be attributed to a .330 BABIP, the highest in the Majors.

Cease will be looking to author a bounce-back season in 2024. Which team he’ll do that for isn’t entirely certain. Getz is keeping all options open. If no trade offers meet his standards in the coming days and weeks, that’s just fine by him.

“I think very highly of Dylan Cease,” he said. “I am very comfortable going into Spring Training, into the season with Dylan.”

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