Gerrit Cole having tests done on elbow - UPDATE (Out for season Tommy John)

[BigJay]

This is what happens when you give a guy a $336 million contract that lasts until he’s 40

Source: Yanks' Cole to have tests on right elbow

Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole, coming off a six-run outing in his last spring start, is scheduled to undergo tests on his right elbow, a source confirmed to ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[BigJay]

Gerrit Cole | MLB Contracts & Salaries | Spotrac.com

Gerrit Cole signed a 9 year, $324,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $324,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $36,000,000. In 2025, Cole will earn a base salary of $36,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $36,000,000.

www.spotrac.com

 

[jjgold]

lol

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Twins roughed him up yesterday

MLB economics destroyed the game.

 

[jjgold]

Pitches don’t last anymore

 

[BMR Genie]

It's...

 

[Tanko]

So he has 4 years and $144M left due to him after the off-season "negotiations".

Cole actually opted out of the contract (his option) in November and NY then had the option to give him an "extra" year added on to the contract at $36M to keep him or let him go FA. NY said no thanks, so Cole removed his "Opt-out Option" instead of going free-agent and they are still on the original 2019 contract path.

I think Cole has the option to Opt-out each year until the current contract expires in 2029 to see if NY will give him the "extra" year at $36M. I'm not sure NY will ever exercise that option now.

 

[BigJay]

Tommy John surgery for Cole

 

[Tanko]

Tommy John surgery for Cole

Wow.

 

[BigJay]

Yanks done

 

[BigJay]

Wow.

You ever think what a coincidence it was that Tommy John actually had Tommy John surgery??

 

[Brock Landers]

Almost every pitcher has had it will have TJ surgery