Salt Lake Tribune · Dec 11, 2019
Pitcher Gerrit Cole, agent Scott Boras ready to play ‘Can you top this?’
Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch, left, greets Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, center, during the Major League Baseball winter meetings, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)A day after completing a $245 million, seven-year contract for Stephen Strasburg with Washington that set a record for pitchers, Boras said Cole will command even more.
Strasburg set a record for total dollars and average salary for pitchers. Citing that Cole is two years younger than the 31-year-old Strasburg and has been more durable, Boras said seeking a higher amount “would be a logical path to take.“