The last we saw of Luis Cessa was rather impressive, really. In the penultimate game of the 2022 Cincinnati Reds season, he fired 5.0 IP of effective ball against the Chicago Cubs, allowing just a lone run on a lone hit - a solo homer - wrapping his season on a 61 pitch effort.
He was doing it as a starter, too, a job that he’d been forced to abandon after frustrating forays with the New York Yankees during the 2018 season. For a time, it seemed as if that was the perfect tonic for his big league career, as he settled into a right nice relief role immediately thereafter, excelling with a 3.