The Yankees still have some work to do to finalize a deal with Cole, but their odds of landing him have suddenly increased significantly. Jon Heyman of the MLB Network tweeted about New York’s productive meeting with Cole on Wednesday and later followed that up with another tweet stating that the ace right-hander re-assured them he has “no west coast bias.”
This is potentially huge news for the Yankees and puts to rest the narrative that Cole would only sign with a team from California. I had a hard time believing that was true in the first place knowing that New York would be all in on Cole and do whatever it takes to add him to the top of their rotation.