Who is Gerrit Cole?

Gerrit Cole is a professional pitcher for the New York Yankees. He has previously pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Houston Astros. He was drafted to the MLB in 2011 by the Pirates and was the first overall pick. He is a right hand pitcher (RHP) with a lot of velocity and junk pitches. Overall his stats are outstanding have about a 3.22 earned run average and more than 1,000 strikeouts. He even exceeded his rookie limits in 2013 showing that he is an outstanding player. Gerrit´s stats show that he is a go to pitcher because of how much experience he has and what he brings to the table each and every game. It is no wonder why he has such good games. Going into 2020 he is playing for the Yankees and has a 8 year/324 million dollar contract, and will be a free agent in 2029. His stats show that the Yankees want him for awhile because of how well he plays. At just 29 years of age he is looking to have one of the best pitching records and stats of all time and maybe even a hall of famer. Gerrit Cole’s first year with the Yankees is just around the corner and we will see just how well he is able to do with changing teams. Will he be able to keep up his stats and have an amazing ERA or will he be a backup? We will find out this year if he really is what everyone says that he is.