{"id":110209,"date":"2025-12-03T19:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=110209"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:20:06","slug":"yankees-dodged-a-bullet-on-dylan-cease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/12\/03\/yankees-dodged-a-bullet-on-dylan-cease\/","title":{"rendered":"The Yankees Potentially Dodged a Bullet by Missing on Free Agent Pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Yankees<\/a> general manager Brian Cashman is looking to make an off-season<\/a> splash. Their newly prominent division rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays, have done that recently. The Yankees may have dodged that bullet when Toronto signed Dylan Cease<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Yankees need a super-star signing this offseason to bring momentum and excitement back to the Bronx. Not that it was lost, but the early postseason exit really did take an emotional hit on the team and city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jul 23, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease (84) delivers a pitch against the Miami Marlins during the first inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is now up to the Yankees front office to go shopping and bring in a key player. The team is expected to keep an eye out for a top-tier starting pitcher. This may be questionable due to the options they currently have on staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gerrit Cole<\/a>, Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/a>, Cam Schlittler<\/a>, Luis Gil<\/a>, Max Fried<\/a>, and Clarke Schmidt<\/a> are all options on the rotational end. Some of these guys already have a spot in next year’s rotation, while others could be trade pieces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That being said, the free agent market is not the hottest for starting pitching. Cease was one of, if not the top pitching option<\/a> on the market<\/a>. The Blue Jays took any hope away from the Yankees, locking up Cease<\/a> long-term. Toronto <\/span>signed Cease for a booming seven-year, $210 million contract. This adds to their already stacked pitching rotation. However, the Cease signing should not bother the Yankees one bit. If anything, they should be happy that they did not invest in the 29-year-old righty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.@jonmorosi<\/a> compares the Blue Jays\u2019 reported signing of Dylan Cease to when the club signed Kevin Gausman back in 2021 ?<\/p>\n

Thoughts on the comparison? pic.twitter.com\/zNx9EJMWNg<\/a><\/p>\n

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