SAN FRANCISCO – Among the many things on John Schneider’s plate right now is the prep work to manage the American League in next week’s All-Star Game, a set of duties that includes selecting a starting pitcher. So, in the lead-up to the break, he’s naturally kept tabs on various candidates for the honour, with his own ace on the Toronto Blue Jays, Dylan Cease, very much among them.

“You're kind of quietly watching what they're doing, you know?” he said Wednesday morning when asked if Cease can help his case in his final outing before Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic in Philadelphia.........

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