American pitcher Dylan Edward Cease was born on December 28, 1995, plays for the Chicago White Sox in Major League Baseball.
The Chicago Cubs selected him in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB drafts. He signed with the Cubs and underwent Tommy John Surgery to repair his UCL. In May 2015, he started throwing again and was a pitcher for the Rookie-level Arizona Cubs. Cease was ranked as the second-best prospect in the Arizona League by Baseball America after the 2015 campaign. The Cubs traded Cease to the Chicago White Sox on July 13, 2017. He was assigned by the White Sox to the Class A South Atlantic League Kannapolis Intimidators. Cease had a 1-10 record, 3.28 ERA, 126 strikeouts, and a 221 batting average in 22 starts split between South Bend and Kannapolis. He made his debut in the Major Leagues with White Sox in 2019.
He went 14–8 in 2022 with 32 starts, 184 innings pitched, and 227 strikeouts. He led the majors in walks allowed (78) and had the highest walk percentage in the majors (10.4%). Cease was named the All-MLB Second Team in 2022 for his amazing performances.
Dylan Cease Contract Breakdown
| Year | Base Salary | SigningBonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2014 | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 |
| 2019 | $265,576 | - | $265,576 | - | $265,576 |
| 2020 | $212,963 | - | $212,963 | - | $212,963 |
| 2021 | $600,000 | - | $600,000 | - | $600,000 |
| 2022 | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | - | $750,000 |
| 2023 | $5,700,000 | - | $5,700,000 | - | $5,700,000 |
Dylan Cease getting paid for Contract
Dylan Cease agreed to a one-year contract worth $5,700,000 with the Chicago White Sox in 2023. He avoided arbitration in the process.
In 2014, Dylan Cease signed his first contract and got a signing bonus worth $1,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs. However, he was traded to the White Sox in 2017. Then in 2019, Dylan Cease agreed to a pre-arbitration contract worth $555,000 with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of 1-year. In 2020, Dylan Cease signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $575,000 with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of 1-year. For the 2021 season, Dylan Cease signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $600,000 with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of 1-year. In 2022, Dylan Cease signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $750,000 with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of 1-year.
Finally, in 2023, Dylan Cease signed his recent contract.
Dylan Cease make money in a minute
In 2023, Dylan’s annual salary was $5,700,000. As we know there are 525,600 minutes in a year. Now, if his annual salary is divided by the total number of minutes a year, he makes about $10.844 a minute.
Dylan Cease Career Earnings
Dylan Cease has a total career earnings of $9,028,539. This includes his base salary of $7,528,539, and a signing bonus of $1,500,000, in his 6 seasons in the MLB.
Dylan Cease’s previous few earnings are given below:
2021 - $600,000 (Chicago White Sox).
2022 - $750,000 (Chicago White Sox).
Terms of Dylan Cease’s Contract
The Chicago White Sox and Dylan Cease agreed to a 1-year, $5,700,000 contract with an average yearly salary of $5,700,000. There are no clauses in Dylan Cease’s contract.
Dylan Cease’s Contract guarantee
Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox reached an agreement for a one-year contract worth $5,700,000 that included $5,700,000 guaranteed and an annual salary of $5,700,000.
Dylan Cease Contract History
These are all the contracts of Dylan Cease till now:
2014: Dylan Cease signed his first contract and got a signing bonus worth $1,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs.
2020: Dylan Cease signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $575,000 with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of 1-year.
2021: Dylan Cease signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $600,000 with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of 1-year.
2022: Dylan Cease signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $750,000 with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of 1-year.
2023: Dylan Cease signed an arbitration contract worth $5,700,000 with the Chicago White Sox for the duration of 1-year.
FAQs
A. Dylan Cease’s age is 28 years as of October 2024.
A. Dylan Cease plays for the San Diego Padres in Major Lеaguе Baseball.
A. The San Diego Padres had to give up Steven Wilson, Jairo Iriarte, Drew Thorpe and Samuel Zavala for Dylan Cease.
A. Dylan Cease’s current salary is $8 million as of 2024.
A. Dylan Cease signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox for a duration of one-year.
