Gerrit Cole and the Brinks trucks carrying his staggering nine-year, $324 million contract rolls into The Bronx this week, when the stud right-hander will be introduced at a Yankee Stadium press conference that will be drowning in the bells and whistles the club saves for high-profile acquisitions.
There will be talk of the 29-year-old Cole leading the franchise to multiple World Series titles, tales of him growing up in Southern California a Yankees fan and big doses of hope will be in the air.
And when Cole splits for his Orange County home, the Yankees’ front office will continue to look at acquiring a left-handed bat.