Corey Kluber was probably the best starter in baseball between 2014 and 2017. It was these past successes that prompted the Yankees to take a flier on the the 35-year-old this winter to fill a spot in their rotation despite missing the majority of the previous two seasons to injury. Through his first four starts this year, he inspired more worry than confidence with consecutive poor outings. However, on Tuesday night Kluber flipped the script on that narrative, turning in a performance reminiscent of his Cy Young days in Cleveland.
He pitched well enough to garner the praises of David Cone on the YES Broadcast, who offered the following evaluation of what he saw: “Kluber is in the Roy Halladay mold … relies on movement and precision.