If Thursday’s game is any indication, then Gerrit Cole is more than ready for the start of the season. The New York Yankees’ ace was on the mound for three innings and allowed three hits and just one run, with no walks and five strikeouts.
The Yankees love the fact that he could reach 50 pitches, with still a lot of spring training left to stretch out to 85-90. He got an impressive 10 swings and misses out of those 50 bullets, and sat in the high-90s with his heater. He is all systems go.