Last year, Esteban Rivera introduced the “At-Bat of the Week” column, a pitch-by-pitch breakdown of an individual plate appearance every week that he recently revisited. To this point, the AB of the Week has typically been about a Yankees. This season, I’m looking forward to introducing its pitching-side companion, Sequence of the Week, in which we’ll break down one (or multiple!) plate appearances from the perspective of the Yankees pitcher.
There isn’t a lot to talk about at this point in the offseason, so I figured we could use this opportunity to make an example out of Gerrit Cole, and revisit just one moment that highlights what makes him so special.