Five thoughts after the Yankees sign Gerrit Cole

Photo by Will Newton/Getty ImagesGerrit Cole pitches for the Yankees now. That may come off as a shock, so I’m going to repeat it: Gerrit Cole pitches for the Yankees. I’m going to try to get through my initial, off-the-top thoughts without swearing or delving into babble, so wish me luck.

Occam’s Razor

Turning prospects into quality MLB players is great, and the Yankees have done well in that department over the past few years. Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez and Luis Severino have all been major pieces of a great MLB team who were prospects within the organization at one point. Taking castoffs from other teams and making them productive is also great; Luke Voit and Aaron Hicks are…