Boston Red Sox fans woke up to bad news on Wednesday morning by learning that the New York Yankees 11 year pursuit of Gerrit Cole is over. The 29-year-old Cy Young runner up has agreed to head to the Bronx on a nine-year deal worth $324 million and will have the opportunity to opt-out following the fifth year of the deal.
In the 2008 amateur draft, the Yankees drafted Cole 28th overall in the first round straight out of high school. However, he elected to pass on the Yankees and pitch for UCLA on a college scholarship.