Chicago White Sox: Dylan Cease’s spring is going so well

By now, you have heard about the Chicago White Sox “big three”. Lucas Giolito is going to be the Opening Day starter followed by Dallas Keuchel and Lance Lynn. That is as good of a top-three as any team in the league. Well, Dylan Cease is going to be the guy who comes after them in the four-spot. He has had an up and down start to his career in terms of his results but the tools are clearly there. He has the stuff of an ace.

Dylan Cease has been so good in Chicago White Sox 2021 spring training.

We knew he would eventually figure it out but he still has to do it at the MLB level in the regular season. He always had the stuff but just needed to learn how to better command it. So far this spring, he has done that. 2021 should be the year where he truly breaks out. If he does, this is a World Series rotation.

Cease started on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds. It is probably going to be his final spring start before the regular season gets going. He pitched in five innings and was dominated. He allowed three hits, one run, and had three strikeouts. It was a really nice performance for him and he really needed to close out the spring that way.

That one run was the first run he has allowed during the entire exhibition season. It is clear that he is as ready as you can get from games that don’t count. It is time to let the games begin. The White Sox have a lot riding on the way he pitches this season. Based on some of the stuff that he had in this win over the Reds, they won’t be disappointed.

It will always be nice when the offense can get him some support as well. Sometimes when you are in the position that Cease is in, it is easy to feel the pressure. He knows what the White Sox needs from him so getting him feeling as good as possible is very important. This final start of the spring was exactly what we needed to see and now we just need to hope that he brings it into the regular season.