To make room for Troy Tulowitzki, the Yankees officially designated A.J. Cole for assignment on Friday. It was not really shocking, as he was the most expendable person on the 40-man roster.
Cole’s Yankee career will not be remembered fondly. It actually started pretty well for the first couple of months, and he slowly went from pitching in blowouts and emergency situations into slightly higher leverage spots later in the season. A lot of those went quite poorly. His ERA with the Yankees through July was 1.57. From August on, it was 8.