The Astros were sniffing around the Dylan Cease market at the trade deadline, but there is one player they refused to give the Padres.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Dylan Cease Gets Honest About Remaining With Padres After Trade Deadline. San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease is still on the team after a chaotic MLB trade deadline despite getting interest from several teams, including the Houston Astros.

Cease could just be a half-year rental because of all the starting pitchers on Houston's injured list. The Astros have a full rotation sidelined. Lance McCullers, Luis Garcia, Ronel Blanco, Spencer Arrighetti, Cristian Javier and J.P. France are all on the injured list.