2025 Stats
W-L
6-11
ERA
4.71
WHIP
1.32
K
178
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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

Punches out seven in shaky outing
Cease (6-11) earned the win Thursday against the Giants, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out seven.
Analysis
Though the six hits were his most allowed since July 2 in Philadelphia, Cease produced 13 whiffs en route to fanning at least seven for the fourth time in his last five starts. The right-hander continues to offer fantasy managers plenty of strikeout upside, as he has 178 punchouts over 137.2 innings, but he's been unable to reach his top form consistently with a 4.71 ERA for the season. Cease will be aiming for better run prevention his next time out, which is slated for next week at pitcher-friendly T-Mobile Park against the Mariners.
Though the six hits were his most allowed since July 2 in Philadelphia, Cease produced 13 whiffs en route to fanning at least seven for the fourth time in his last five starts. The right-hander continues to offer fantasy managers plenty of strikeout upside, as he has 178 punchouts over 137.2 innings, but he's been unable to reach his top form consistently with a 4.71 ERA for the season. Cease will be aiming for better run prevention his next time out, which is slated for next week at pitcher-friendly T-Mobile Park against the Mariners.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
94
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Dylan Cease generally throw?
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What part of the game does Dylan Cease generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
BAA vs RHP
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-6%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .238 | 275 | 96 | 226 | 34 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .219 | 341 | 106 | 207 | 22 | |||
2025vs Left | .230 | 87 | 33 | 59 | 10 | |||
2025vs Right | .245 | 91 | 25 | 65 | 9 | |||
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
-21%
ERA at Home
2025
-32%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.70 | 1.24 | 252.2 | 10.8 | 3.6 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.69 | 1.28 | 251.1 | 11.2 | 3.6 | ||||
2025Home | 3.86 | 1.26 | 72.1 | 12.1 | 3.9 | ||||
2025Away | 5.65 | 1.39 | 65.1 | 11.2 | 3.7 | ||||
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
3.05K/9
11.6BB/9
3.8HR/9
1.2Fastball
97.1 mphERA
4.61WHIP
1.31BABIP
.332GB/FB
0.90Left On Base
66.6%Exit Velocity
82.9 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2627 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.7%Swinging Strike
16.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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No control in loss
Cease (5-11) allowed five runs (three earned) on two hits and six walks while striking out two over 3.1 innings to take the loss Saturday versus the Dodgers.
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Wins again
Cease (5-10) picked up the win Sunday against Boston, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks across six innings. He struck out seven.
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Strikes out nine in win
Cease (4-10) allowed a hit and a walk while striking out nine over five scoreless innings to earn the win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
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CT scans return negative
Padres manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday that the CT scans Cease (head) received Monday came back negative, per 97.3 The Fan.
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Getting CT scan on head
Cease is receiving a CT scan on his head after being hit on a bounce by a comebacker in the third inning of Monday's game against the Mets, Marty Caswell of The Sporting Tribune reports.
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Astros 'working hard' on trade
The Astros are "working hard" on a trade for Cease, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Rosenthal cautions that there is no indication at this point a deal is close, but there has been some smoke with Cease and the Astros for a few days now. He would give Houston another frontline starter to pair with Framber Valdez and Hunter Brown. Cease is making $13.75 million this season and is an impending free agent.
Rosenthal cautions that there is no indication at this point a deal is close, but there has been some smoke with Cease and the Astros for a few days now. He would give Houston another frontline starter to pair with Framber Valdez and Hunter Brown. Cease is making $13.75 million this season and is an impending free agent.