(CBS New York) — The New York Yankees resumed their place as kings of the baseball offseason late last night when they handed Houston Astros ace Gerrit Cole a nine-year $324 million contract to come play in the Bronx. The 29-year-old Cole has been one of the game’s best pitchers over the course of the last two seasons in Houston finishing 5th in the AL Cy Young voting in 2018 and 2nd this year behind teammate Justin Verlander.
Understandably, the signing has been met with much fanfare from the Bombers’ faithful as Cole seems to fill the biggest void that the team had: a top of the rotation ace to pair with Luis Severino.