Three years into his New York Yankees tenure, and only now is Carlos Rodon in a position to truly earn his pinstripes.
Granted, that isn’t to say he hasn’t lived up to the six-year, $162 million contract he signed with the Bronx Bombers in 2023. Since posting an ugly 6.85 ERA in an injury-ravaged ’23, the big lefty has performed as such. Rodon has a 3.50 ERA and 6.6 WAR over the last two seasons, including going 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA in 2025.
Not bad at all for someone thrust into Opening Day duties after Gerrit Cole went down with Tommy John surgery!