Dylan

Cease

PAge : 30Throws : R

#84

Dylan Cease

#84PToronto Blue Jays

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-07-03

Born in : Milton, GA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Toronto Blue Jays	29	11	6	2.40	169.0	239	1.10
2025	San Diego Padres	32	8	12	4.55	168.0	215	1.33
2024	San Diego Padres	33	14	11	3.47	189.1	224	1.07
2023	Chicago White Sox	33	7	9	4.58	177.0	214	1.42
2022	Chicago White Sox	32	14	8	2.20	184.0	227	1.11
2021	Chicago White Sox	32	13	7	3.91	165.2	226	1.25
2020	Chicago White Sox	12	5	4	4.01	58.1	44	1.44
2019	Chicago White Sox	14	4	7	5.79	73.0	81	1.55
Career totals		217	76	64	3.67	1184.1	1470	1.24

ContractToronto Blue Jays payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 7 yrs · 2026–2032
Total value: 210.0 M$
AAV: 27.02 M$

2026
25.29 M$
Guaranteed
2027
33.29 M$
Guaranteed
2028
32.29 M$
Guaranteed
2029
31.29 M$
Guaranteed
2030
30.29 M$
Guaranteed
2031
29.29 M$
Guaranteed
2032
28.29 M$
Guaranteed

May block trades to eight teams

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.40

FIP

2.56

xFIP

2.92

ERA-

WHIP

1.10

34.9 %

BB%

11.4 %

Strikeouts

239

Innings

169.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

5.3

Strikeouts

231

2026 WAR

5.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+17)

20233.6 WAR · 3.7 per full season
20244.8 WAR · 4.6 per full season
20253.4 WAR · 3.6 per full season
20265.5 WAR · 5.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

+17 · 30 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

High-end

VEL: Velocity; 87
STF: Stuff; 93
CTL: Control; 56
CNT: Contact allowed; 87
STA: Stamina; 84
DUR: Durability; 90
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

5.5

#5 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

97 / 100

#5 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

82 / 100

Surplus $26.7M · salary $27.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention97

Stuff98

Command6

Contact allowed98

Velocity88

Workload79

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.56 · RA9-WAR: 5.4

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

96.8 mi/h

88th percentile

34.9 %

99th percentile

BB%

11.4 %

8th percentile

xERA

2.92

94th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.265

94th percentile

Barrels allowed

5.5 %

91th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	TOR	5.5	97	88	96.8	34.9	11.4	2.92	.265
2025	SD	3.4	79	85	97.1	29.8	9.8	3.46	.290
2024	SD	4.8	90	88	96.9	29.4	8.5	3.29	.286
2023	CWS	3.6	71	86	95.6	27.3	10.1	4.16	.314
2022	CWS	4.4	91	86	96.8	30.4	10.4	2.73	.261
2021	CWS	4.5	78	81	96.7	31.9	9.6	3.65	.295

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 18	@ TEX	2.2	3	1	6	3	2.40
Sep 13	vs BAL	5.0	4	1	5	9	2.38
Sep 7	@ ATH	5.0	4	4	2	6	2.40
Sep 2	@ CLE	6.0	4	0	0	4	2.25
Aug 28	vs SEA	6.0	4	1	1	8	2.33
Aug 22	@ NYY	6.2	2	1	5	8	2.37
Aug 16	vs NYY	6.1	2	2	3	10	2.42
Aug 11	vs BOS	5.0	5	3	4	7	2.40
Aug 6	@ CHC	7.0	2	0	1	10	2.28
Jul 31	vs STL	6.0	3	1	3	7	2.41