What a day it is to be a New York Yankees fan. The signing of Gerrit Cole on a nine-year, $324 million deal with an out after five-years should feel like an early Christmas present, as the Bomber’s now host one of the best starting rotations in all of baseball.
With Luis Severino expected to return fully healthy in 2020 and Jordon Montgomery preparing to feature after a season on IR, there’s no question any team willing to stand up to the Yankees will have a fall task ahead of them, but luring Cole to the Bronx was far more complicated than expected.