Cubs have struck out with homegrown pitchers in recent years, but they're working to change that

Dylan Cease didn't advance very far in the Cubs organization before they traded him to the White Sox. But he hasn't forgotten the special care the Cubs gave him after his Tommy John surgery five years ago as he prepares to play a prominent role in the Sox's promising future.

"At the time, (I was) doing what I was told to do," said Cease, a 23-year-old right-hander. "With the White Sox, they've definitely taken the reins off more, and that kind of gives me more opportunity to maybe fail and more opportunity to experiment with things.

"But I