Remember that time the Yankees signed DJ LeMahieu instead of Manny Machado?
Now they should try to replicate that on the pitching side.
Even with Gerrit Cole on the market, the Yankees should keep Zack Wheeler in New York.
OK, everyone calm down. I know it’s not apples to apples; LeMahieu ($24 million) cost 8 percent of Machado ($300 million), and the longtime Met Wheeler will likely wind up collecting about 30 percent of what Cole gets. Moreover, I’m sure as heck not advocating that the Yankees cheap out and pass on Cole altogether; they should pursue him.