Gerrit Cole to sign nine-year, $324M deal with Yankees
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The Gerrit Cole sweepstakes has reached an end just over a month after the start of free agency. The Yankees have agreed to sign the ace right-hander to a nine-year, $324M contract, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. It includes a full no-trade clause and aGerrit Cole to sign nine-year, $324M deal with Yankees
The Gerrit Cole sweepstakes has reached an end just over a month after the start of free agency. The Yankees have agreed to sign the ace right-hander to a nine-year, $324M contract, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. It includes a full no-trade clause and an opt-out clause after the fifth year, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’s an historic pact for Cole, a Scott Boras client who has landed the largest deal ever for a pitcher and the second-greatest payday in the history of major-league free agency. Cole has smashed the seven-year, $245M contract righty Stephen Strasburg signed with the Nationals earlier this week, and he nearly matched the $330M guarantee outfielder Bryce Harper received from the Phillies last offseason. But Harper’s money will come in over 13 years, meaning Cole has easily eclipsed him in average annual value. Cole will take home a whopping $36M per year. For the Yankees and general manager Brian Cashman, the addition of Cole brings to an end a years-long pursuit of the Southern California nati Read more