 Big news for the Yankees and a game-changer in terms of Garrett Cole. Yeah, this is a mammoth move This is an epic day in Yankee history. They had targeted Cole They made him their number one priority and then they went out and hunted down a way to get him to sign with them Nine years three hundred and twenty four million He is the highest-paid pitcher in major league history and to me This felt like a move George Steinbrenner would have made and that George Steinbrenner would have loved He was a big believer in going and getting stars getting those marquee players Bringing them to New York the biggest stage and allowing them to perform It was house nine burner and the rest of the Yankee organization that made this move and that has made Yankee fans Pretty excited. That's a huge commitment and a lot of money And there's always pressure on the Yankees team to succeed and win a championship But I think there's more now than ever in acquiring Garrett Cole and when you look at things that you look at their rotation now You have Cole Severino to knock a Paxton and if you're not excited about that, there's probably something wrong with you That is one heck of a rotation and if you've asked yourself How do you make a hundred and three win team better? You go out and you get an ace pitcher and there is no doubt that this Yankees team is Exponentially better with him in that rotation. Yeah, I think we've talked about the Yankee organization the last couple of years And how disciplined they are in making decisions. This one felt a lot different, right? This one was Let's go get this guy. Whatever it's going to take and from a player standpoint The message is clear now you have a number one guy in your rotation Meredith brings up a great point All of a sudden Severino to knock and Paxton look a whole lot better in the middle of your rotation instead at the top of it You have the best bullpen and baseball probably the best rotation and baseball and a lineup that can hit a lot of home runs There now is no excuses. You have to go find a way to win a world series Yeah, and a lot of people would say well the expectations you talked about them pressure It's what the Yankees are built for. I mean that's what they preach throughout the minor leagues He struck out 40% of the batters he faced. I mean think about that balls aren't put in play He's got those two nasty breaking pitches the curve in the slider And you see right there almost 14 strikeouts per nine innings And it just takes so much pressure off of your bullpen even though it is a very good bullpen He's a guy that can go out there and can eat up innings and as somebody that's in that clubhouse every day I can tell you this Yankees team has been hungry. They have the desire They want to win a world series and this is only going to add to it And we've seen some of things on social media from players coming out about how excited they are to get this type of addition in December, you know You can look at all the numbers and the statistics and the strikeouts per nine for Garrett Cole and they're all impressive But I think back to the postseason last year, especially what he did against the Yankees. I didn't think he had great stuff We were watching his at bats and thinking there are a couple of mistakes in there And when I watched Garrett Cole in his body language, he was recognizing that he said I don't have my a stuff today and he still found a way to shut down a powerful Yankee lineup That's the difference between a guy when he has his a stuff He's going to dominate when he doesn't he's a competitor that will find a way to beat you anyway That's why he got paid nine years That's why I got paid three hundred twenty four million dollars because when he doesn't have the a stuff He still finds a way to win games