New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole chimed in on the comments made by former Seattle Mariners President Kevin Mather, urging players around the league to view them as a wake-up call to the way teams think about their players.
In addition to criticizing the English language skills of two players, Mather also said some of the organization's top prospects will stay in the minors to start the season just so the team can "manipulate their major league service time," Marly Rivera of ESPN.
"It's just tired," Cole said. "It's tired, man, and I think players are over it.