Elephant Rumblings: Top free agent Gerrit Cole signs with Yankees for $324 million

Billy Beane suggested today that if the A's add a second baseman, it's more likely to be via a trade than free agency. Maybe one FA piquing their interest at that spot.

Largest pitching contracts, MLB history

1. Gerrit Cole — $324 million
2. Stephen Strasburg — $245 million
3. David Price — $217 million
4. Clayton Kershaw — $215 million
5. Max Scherzer — $210 million
6. Zack Greinke — $206.5 million— Devan Fink (@DevanFink) December 11, 2019

Gerrit Cole’s total guarantee breaks David Price’s previous record for a pitcher by *$107M.