After a scoreless inning Monday night against the Rays, A.J. Cole has now allowed just two runs in 20.2 innings across 12 games as a Yankee. That’s good for a 0.87 ERA in that time, and more astoundingly a 500 ERA+.
Odds are, Cole will not keep this up. Who knows, the Yankees may very well have stumbled their way into a useful pitcher. However, a 500 ERA+ is a bit better than just a useful pitcher. He is just probably not this good. There’s a reason the Nationals had him and ditched him this season, after all.