Back in 2008’s amateur draft, the New York Yankees selected right-hander Gerrit Cole out of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California who refused to sign with them in order to forgo a college career at UCLA.
Then, in 2011, Cole was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and has experienced a surplus of success since being called up in 2013.
In 94 big league starts, he has won 47 games while maintaining a 3.23 ERA, which is the eighth-lowest among right-handers in the National League since his promotion.
In 2015, Cole came in fourth place in the NL CY Young Award Voting by setting career highs in wins (19), ERA (2.