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Blue Jays · SP · Perfect · 2026
Dylan Cease
Dylan Cease's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 94 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
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SP
Dylan Cease
Blue Jays · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA2.40
K239
WHIP1.10
Prismatic
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9994
Power79
Control86
Run prevention86
Durability89
Perfect · Toronto Blue Jays · MLB lists: P
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 169.0 | 108 | 45 | 78 | 239 | 12.7 | 2.40 | 1.10 | 685 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
2026 Preseason Projection vs Actual
| Preseason | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 176.2 | 169.0 |
| K | 215.7 | 239 |
| BB | 71 | 78 |
| ERA | 3.75 | 2.40 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.10 |
Preseason-conditioned re-run: rebuilt after the season with zero 2026 results (2023-2025 priors only); no preseason 2026 projection was published at the time. Full tables on the 2026 projections page.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 722 | 97.1 mph | 33.4% | 30.9% |
| 2024 | 762 | 96.9 mph | 32.4% | 30.5% |
| 2023 | 784 | 95.6 mph | 31.0% | 28.2% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Dylan Cease appears in 4 archived official MLB transactions (2 trades), newest first. 2 of the trades list Dylan Cease as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Dylan Cease. |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Trade | Chicago White Sox | San Diego Padres | Chicago White Sox traded RHP Dylan Cease to San Diego Padres for RHP Drew Thorpe, RHP Jairo Iriarte, OF Samuel Zavala and RHP Steven Wilson. Dylan Cease was traded to San Diego Padres in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jul 13, 2017 | Trade | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox | Chicago White Sox traded LHP Jose Quintana to Chicago Cubs for 2B Bryant Flete, RHP Dylan Cease, LF Eloy Jimenez and 1B Matt Rose. Dylan Cease was received by Chicago White Sox in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jul 7, 2014 | Signed | — | Chicago Cubs | Chicago Cubs signed RHP Dylan Cease. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Scouting Note
Dylan Cease went 11-6 with a 2.40 ERA and 1.10 WHIP, striking out 239 in 169.0 innings over 29 games (29 starts). Statcast shows a 2.92 xERA against his 2.40 ERA, a 96.8 mph four-seam fastball (78th of 493 qualified pitchers), a 33.3% whiff rate (25th of 515 pitchers with 100+ batters faced). Legends Deck rates him 97 overall.
Generated 2026-10-10 from 2026 regular-season data
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 2.92 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.265 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 96.8 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | — |
| First-Pitch Strike | 59.4% |
Statcast Leaderboard Rankings
Dylan Cease Whiff Rate 2026
Dylan Cease's 2026 whiff rate is 33.3%, ranked #25 of 517 pitchers with 100+ batters faced on the MLB Statcast whiff rate leaderboard. Source: MLB Statcast data, refreshed nightly.
What is whiff rate? Percentage of swings against a pitcher that miss contact — swinging strikes divided by total swings, not total pitches.Marketplace Price History
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Dylan Cease's current rating of 94 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: xwOBA, Statcast.
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