Gerrit Cole Houston Astros

Age: 29 (September 8, 1990) | 6' 4" | 225lbs. | Throws: Right P-32
Tm Lg YEAR W L SV Hld G GS IP H HR BB SO ERA WHIP Rating BB/9 SO/9 BABIP G/L/F % $4x4 $5x5
PIT A+ 2012 5 1 0 0 13 13 67.0 53 5 21 69 2.69 1.10 1.06 2.8 9.3 .286 n/a
PIT AA 2012 3 6 0 0 12 12 59.0 54 2 23 60 2.90 1.31 1.16 3.5 9.2 .328 n/a
PIT AAA 2012 1 0 0 0 1 1 6.0 6 0 1 7 4.50 1.17 1.08 1.5 10.5 .377 n/a
PIT AAA 2013 5 3 0 0 12 12 68.0 44 4 28 47 2.91 1.06 0.94 3.7 6.2 .216 n/a
PIT NL 2013 10 7 0 0 19 19 117.0 109 7 28 100 3.23 1.17 1.14 2.2 7.7 .307 49/25/26 12 12
PIT AAA 2014 3 1 0 0 4 4 22.1 21 1 5 16 2.01 1.16 1.12 2.0 6.4 .299 n/a
PIT NL 2014 11 5 0 0 22 22 138.0 127 11 40 138 3.65 1.21 1.18 2.6 9.0 .316 49/19/32 9 12
PIT NL 2015 19 8 0 0 32 32 208.0 183 11 44 202 2.60 1.09 1.06 1.9 8.7 .309 48/22/30 32 30
PIT AAA 2016 0 0 0 0 2 2 8.0 4 0 0 12 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.0 0.0 .275 n/a
PIT NL 2016 7 10 0 0 21 21 116.0 131 7 36 98 3.88 1.44 1.38 2.8 7.6 .351 46/25/29 2 5
PIT NL 2017 12 12 0 0 33 33 203.0 199 31 55 196 4.26 1.25 1.34 2.4 8.7 .309 46/21/34 11 15
HOU AL 2018 15 5 0 0 32 32 200.0 143 19 64 276 2.88 1.04 1.02 2.9 12.4 .301 36/21/43 31 33
HOU AL 2019 20 5 0 0 33 33 212.0 142 29 48 326 2.50 0.90 0.99 2.0 13.8 .294 40/20/39 50 47
Career 7yrs 94 52 0 0 192 192 1194.0 1034 115 315 1336 3.22 1.13 1.14 2.4 10.1 .312 n/a

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Among Joel Sherman's many reasons why the Yankees will get Gerrit Cole:

"Cole also is close with his sister, Erin, who passed the New York bar last July and lives in New York."

https://nypost.com/2019/12/04/new-pitching-coach-is-yankees-overlooked-weapon-in-gerrit-cole-pursuit/

Alex Patton Alex

And I'm almost certain (Clevinger thread) who your third guess would be.

Alex Patton Alex

As we wring our hands over who in the world can possibly afford Gerrit Cole...

In November, Fox signed a new seven-year media rights deal with MLB beginning with the 2022 season that is worth almost 50% more than its current eight-year deal with baseball on an annual average rights fee basis. That bodes well for subsequent deals with baseball’s other national media partners, WarnerMedia’s TBS and Walt Disney’s ESPN. Those two agreements also expire after the 2021 season.

https://www3.forbes.com/business/baseball-team-values-2019/

Alex Patton Alex

I hadn't realized the Yankees were already past the luxury tax.

https://nypost.com/2019/11/13/scott-boras-why-the-yankees-absolutely-need-gerrit-cole/

Alex Patton Alex
Nov 14

Which isn't to say Howie wouldn't have won the battle against Greinke too.  But I'm not losing the World Series with middle relievers.  I still say Grady Little wasn't wrong, even if Pedro was pointing to the sky or whatever.

I'd love to be able to hear the mutterings of Koufax or Gibson or any of those guys when "ace" starters get back slaps and high fives for 5 or 6 innings of work.

Mike Landau ML-
Nov 4

Billy Dee Williams would approve.

Eugene Freedman EugeneFreed
Nov 3

I saw someone point out if his last name had been Colt his uniform back would look like

Colt

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van wilhoite LVW
Nov 3

I don't think he was physically done. Mentally? You might be right. His expression never changes and it is fierce. He's sort of the not-Rendon.

One sure way to find out. Let him pitch to Howie.

Alex Patton Alex
Nov 2

Greinke was done? At 80 pitches, just because the HR either flustered him or made him cautious enough to walk Soto?  I don't think so, Alex. He had the eye of the tiger all night.  Just 2 hits and 2 walks.  I ride him.  Trust your horses.  Martinez did.

Mike Landau ML-
Nov 2

I've always been an advocate of in a game 7 when you take your starter out, go to your BEST AVAILABLE pitcher. 

van wilhoite LVW
Nov 2