2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
6.23
WHIP
1.38
K
7
SV
0
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Cease had an up-and-down career through five years with the White Sox, but he delivered on his potential in 2024 after being traded to the Padres and posted a 3.47 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 224:65 K:BB over a career-high 189.1 innings. The right-hander had a career-best 8.5 percent walk rate, while a 29.4 percent strikeout rate ranked fifth best among qualified starting pitchers. He's entering his age-30 campaign and should be San Diego's ace in his final year of arbitration eligibility in 2025. Cease seems unlikely to recreate the 2.20 ERA from 2021 that resulted in a second-place finish in Cy Young voting since he significantly outperformed his peripherals that year, but he should continue to be a high-value fantasy starter in 2025 given his strikeout floor. Read Past Outlooks

Fans seven in no-decision
Cease didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 4-3 win over Atlanta, giving up three runs on four hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out seven.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander exited after 91 pitches (63 strikes) and dominated at times, striking out six of seven batters between a first-inning double by Austin Riley and a third-inning single by former teammate Jurickson Profar. Cease lost focus after that though, walking the next two batters in the third and running up his pitch count. It was overall a promising beginning to the campaign for the NL Cy Young candidate despite the lack of length, and Cease lines up to face the Guardians at home in his next start.
The right-hander exited after 91 pitches (63 strikes) and dominated at times, striking out six of seven batters between a first-inning double by Austin Riley and a third-inning single by former teammate Jurickson Profar. Cease lost focus after that though, walking the next two batters in the third and running up his pitch count. It was overall a promising beginning to the campaign for the NL Cy Young candidate despite the lack of length, and Cease lines up to face the Guardians at home in his next start.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-58%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .240 | 193 | 64 | 169 | 25 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .210 | 252 | 82 | 144 | 13 | |||
2025vs Left | .167 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
2025vs Right | .400 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Left | .212 | 97 | 33 | 71 | 11 | |||
2024vs Right | .189 | 127 | 32 | 66 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | .268 | 91 | 30 | 96 | 13 | |||
2023vs Right | .230 | 123 | 49 | 76 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-15%
ERA at Home
2025
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.70 | 1.24 | 184.2 | 10.4 | 3.6 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.35 | 1.24 | 186.0 | 11.2 | 3.5 | ||||
2025Home | 6.23 | 1.38 | 4.1 | 14.5 | 4.2 | ||||
2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Home | 3.03 | 1.01 | 86.0 | 10.8 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Away | 3.83 | 1.11 | 103.1 | 10.5 | 3.7 | ||||
2023Home | 4.20 | 1.44 | 94.1 | 9.9 | 4.6 | ||||
2023Away | 5.01 | 1.39 | 82.2 | 12.0 | 3.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Dylan Cease compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.50K/9
14.5BB/9
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6.23WHIP
1.38BABIP
.365GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
65.2%Exit Velocity
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0.0%Spin Rate
0 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%Swinging Strike
14.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Cease finished second in voting for the AL Cy Young in 2022 after he posted a 2.20 ERA in 32 starts, but he stumbled to a 4.58 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 214:79 K:BB over 177 innings last season. Some regression wasn't surprising since the elite campaign had some underwhelming peripherals, but much like the White Sox in general, his fall in 2023 was steeper than anticipated. The underlying numbers flipped in the opposite direction, with a 3.72 FIP indicating he had some poor luck. Cease's strikeout rate dropped over three points to 27.3 percent, though he improved his walk rate slightly to 10.1 percent. A .330 BABIP and 41.5 percent hard-hit rate were both career worsts, the former of which was certainly affected by Chicago's horrid defense (minus-59 DRS). His true self likely falls somewhere in between the results of the past two seasons, making him somewhat of a volatile option for fantasy managers in 2024, though his strikeout floor is strong. Cease has also been regularly mentioned in trade rumors over the past year, and a move elsewhere would likely only improve his immediate outlook.
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Shines again in final spring outing
Cease pitched 5.2 scoreless innings in a Cactus League game against Cincinnati on Saturday, allowing two hits and striking out nine batters without issuing any walks.
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Dominant in spring outing
Cease pitched 4.1 scoreless innings in a Cactus League start against the Angels on Sunday, allowing three hits and issuing three walks while striking out eight batters.
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Yields four runs in spring start
Cease completed 3.2 innings against the White Sox in a Cactus League game Tuesday, allowing four runs on four hits and one walk while striking out four batters.
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Goes 2.2 frames in spring debut
Cease allowed one run on two hits and one walk while striking out two batters over 2.2 innings in a Cactus League start against Cincinnati on Saturday.
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First spring start coming Friday
Padres manager Mike Shildt said Cease will make his first Cactus League start Friday versus the Mariners, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
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Landing spot in Philly?
Per Pat Ragazzo of SI.com, the Padres have been scouting the Phillies given the ongoing trade interest in Cease, and the Ranger Suarez's back injury could prompt Philadelphia to consider adding rotation help.
ANALYSIS
Cease doesn't seem likely to be traded at this point, but injuries late in camp could change the situation. The right-hander will make $13.75 million this season in his final year of arbitration eligibility, so the Padres would be motivated to deal him this summer if the club is falling short of expectations.
Cease doesn't seem likely to be traded at this point, but injuries late in camp could change the situation. The right-hander will make $13.75 million this season in his final year of arbitration eligibility, so the Padres would be motivated to deal him this summer if the club is falling short of expectations.