SURPRISE, Ariz. — Meaningless Cactus League game in early March or not, there was no brushing off the unsettling results of White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease’s second spring start Wednesday.
Cease, the runner-up to Justin Verlander in the American League Cy Young voting last season, was hit early and often against the Royals, allowing a grand slam to Michael Massey after walking three consecutive batters in a five-run first. He was pulled with one out in the inning as his pitch count reached 23.
