When news of the Gerrit Cole trade broke, I had no internet or cellphone access because of our summer holidays. On one of the trips back to civilisation, my cellphone started buzzing with notifications of various types, including the fact the the Astros had finally made a Gerrit Cole trade. Cue breath holding while I checked what the Astros gave up... ok, not too bad - at least Tucker (the younger) and Forrest Whitley are still Astros. Good. Whitley seems to be a rare combination of stuff married to a classical starters frame, like a younger Verlander, whereas Kyle Tucker is a high-ceiling lefty bat in a lineup of high-ceiling righty bats.
Late Thoughts and Hidden Benefits on the Gerrit Cole Trade
