Someone else alluded to this in another thread, but probably to treat Cease's warm-up yesterday as part of his off-day routine.
Likely less disruptive to his rhythm.
Also gives Cease a start against a tougher team.
Either way, I do agree that this is a good idea. It's nice to see someone in the organization doing something in line with my mantra - "what if the way we've always done it is wrong?"