For all the talk about unicorns among the Cubs’ hitting prospects over the last few years, it’s starting to look like homegrown starting pitchers are the real mythical creatures. Enter Dylan Cease, a pitcher whose triple-digit velocity and limited exposure have combined to make him a Paul Bunyan-esque figure in prospect lore.
It’s not as though the organization is doing anything to quiet the hype, though. VP of player development Jason McLeod told CubsCon attendees Cease had “lightning in his arm” and referred to the pitcher as “absolutely one of the more exciting prospects that we have in our organization.