Cease, Reynolds, Winn, Cortes, Kiner-Falefa

Cease puts disastrous 2023 in rearview … Dylan Cease (RHP, SD) rebounded from a tough 2023 campaign with a 3.47 ERA in his first season with the Padres. How are things under the hood?

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	BB%/K%	xBB%	SwK	GB/LD/FB	H%/S%	HR/F	xWHIP	Vel	BPX
2021	166	3.91/3.80	10%/32%	8%	15.4%	33/22/44	33/72	11%	1.19	96.7	147
2022	184	2.20/3.57	10%/30%	8%	15.4%	38/17/44	27/85	8%	1.25	96.8	124
2023	177	4.58/4.20	10%/27%	9%	14.0%	36/25/39	35/69	10%	1.30	95.6	115
2024	189	3.47/3.52	9%/29%	8%	15.2%	39/18/42	28/70	9%	1.19	96.9	136

Overall, this is a fine collection of skills:

• Walks have been a bugaboo throughout his career, but he posted a career-best BB% in 2024 and the xBB% column implies that it could stick. 
• After a dip in 2023, Cease’s velocity, SwK%, K%, and GB% recovered in 2024. His SwK% was again...

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