Dylan Cease

Dylan Cease
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher
Born: (1995-12-28) December 28, 1995
Milton, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Dylan Edward Cease (born December 28, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs organization.

Career

Cease attended Milton High School in Milton, Georgia. Pitching for the school's baseball team, his fastball velocity averaged 91 to 95 miles per hour (146 to 153 km/h), while peaking at 97 miles per hour (156 km/h).[1] In games that he did not pitch, Cease played shortstop.[2] In 2013, his junior year, Milton won the state championship in baseball. Cease also appeared in a second straight state championship series, but lost to Lambert High School. [3] Cease committed to attend Vanderbilt University on a college baseball scholarship to play for the Vanderbilt Commodores.[2][4]

In August 2013, prior to Cease's senior year at Milton, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com considered Cease to be a potential first-round draft choice in the upcoming 2014 MLB Draft.[5] Cease left a game during his senior season, on March 3, 2014, due to elbow soreness,[2] which was later diagnosed as a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the elbow in his pitching arm. As a result, he fell in the draft, and the Chicago Cubs selected him in the sixth round.[1] He signed with the Cubs, receiving a $1.5 million signing bonus, well above the $269,500 recommended at that slot. After he signed, he underwent Tommy John surgery to repair the UCL.[6][4] He resumed throwing in May 2015,[7] and pitched for the Arizona Cubs of the Rookie-level Arizona League.[8] At the end of the 2015 season, Baseball America rated Cease as the second-best prospect in the Arizona League.[9]

Personal life

Cease has a twin brother, Alec.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cease brings Wrigley experience in Round 6". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "BASEBALL FINALS: Different Milton gets back to championship". forsythnews.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Outstanding pitching key to Milton’s state title". Appen Media Group. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Milton’s Dylan Cease signs with Cubs". Appen Media Group. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Date set for 2014 First-Year Player Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cubs sign sixth-round pick Cease". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ Chicago Tribune (May 14, 2015). "Pitching prospect Dylan Cease striving to make Cubs faith in him pay off". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dyaln Cease returns to mound after Tommy John". MLB.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015 Arizona League Top 20 Prospects". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

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