Today we learned that the Yankees met with Gerrit Cole, and that they are planning to meet with Stephen Strasburg on Wednesday.
Between Reds and White Sox strong interest and the offer already on table of $100 million-plus, the Zack Wheeler market is quickly exceeding where the Yankees seem willing to go for him. Those other suitors more aggressive.
Like him or hate, Martino has been fairly accurate when reporting on the Yankees. He had good reads on the markets for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado last year. Additionally, Martino has maintained that the Yankees are much more interested in Cole than they were with the big ticket items last year.