This immediately transforms the franchise for years to come. In particular, though, it lengthens this rotation and matches it up against any other rotation in baseball. In fact, I would argue the Yankees have the best rotation in the American League, and

They did it. They finally did it. After eight years of trying to make Gerrit Cole a Yankee, they actually did it. Where they failed to get him in the draft and then via trade several years later, the Yankees finally succeeded in getting Cole Bronx bound.

Because much like adding an impact bat lengthens a lineup, adding a certified ace to a rotation shifts everyone else down a slot where they now quickly seem overqualified. Matchups on paper now seem to almost exclusively favor the Yankees.

Just having Gerrit Cole as your No. 1 starter is great, but now look at what it does to this rotation.