Health, consistency, preference, you name it, and former Houston Astros ace Gerrit Cole probably has it. The New York Yankees have to make the conscious decision to pursue a premium arm this offseason, and general manager Brian Cashman ignited the fire beneath the free-agent market on Monday.
“We’re certainly going to be talking to all players,” the Yankees’ GM said at the first day of Major League Baseball’s general managers’ meetings. “Of course, we’re going to have to talk to [Stephen] Strasburg. We’ll talk to [Gerrit] Cole. We’ll talk to the higher-end guys, clearly, and have conversations there, and we’ll also talk about some surprise guys, I’m sure.