Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these: it’s Tommy John again.
Apologies to the man himself, whose company was surely pleasant. But the surgery which bears his name is never a welcomed guest. Ask not for whom the TJ tolls: it tolls for thee, Gerrit Cole. The Bronx Bombers, still reeling from a World Series loss and the crosstown travels of one Juan Soto, now must navigate life without their ace.
But where there is injury there is opportunity (ask Wally Pipp). The Yankees would surely love to bring in a talented, experienced pitcher to ease the transition into a Coleless 2025.