WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Yankees are 0-for-2 in their pursuit of Gerrit Cole. Come October that could haunt them.
Consider this: At the All-Star break last season, the Astros were 60-29. Since then, they’ve added two aces in Justin Verlander and Cole to go along with their first World Series championship.
No team has repeated as World Series champs since the Yankees won three in a row from 1998-2000.
It isn’t just Verlander who said the Astros are the team to beat.
Ex-Yankees catcher Brian McCann said he believes it is true is because of the outrageous starting pitching the Astros have.