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New Blue Jays Ace Focused on Mechanics, Mentality After First Spring Start
- Cease made his first spring start for the Blue Jays, going 1.2 innings with three strikeouts and a solo homer allowed.
- Cease is focused on 'fine-tuning' and finding the feel in high intensity rather than immediate results.
- Blue Jays manager John Schneider says staying in Cease's delivery is key to his consistency.
- Cease views his mechanics as 80% of the equation and remains optimistic about completing his development.
- Cease has a history of high strikeout rates but command has been inconsistent, with a career 3.8 BB/9.
- Cease's spring work emphasizes feel and shapes over immediate results as he works on his high-intensity delivery.
- Toronto's offseason moves included Kazuma Okamoto and Tyler Rogers, but Cease is the marquee acquisition.
- Cease looked sharp, topping 97.5 mph with a strikeout against Bryce Harper in spring action.
- Cease’s long-term goal is to be the 2022 and 2024 version of himself over the next few seasons.
- Dylan Cease aims to balance fine-tuning with building endurance for a World Series pursuit.
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