Don't get all excited. Nothing's happened yet. The only the thing the Yankees are doing is meeting with Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg. Nothing more... for now at least. Everyone is celebrating like we just signed these guys... we have not. Do I hope something comes out of this trip? Of course I do, but I'll wait on the excitement. For now... this is just a business meeting... that's it. Everybody calm down.
The Athletic writes... brought to us by Newsweek:
"According to The Athletic, the Yankees will sit down with Houston Astros ace Gerrit Cole and Washington Nationals starting pitcher and 2019 World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg in the coming days, ahead of the Major League Baseball winter meetings beginning in San Diego, California, on Monday...
Both Cole and Strasburg are represented by Scott Boras and are considered the best starters of the 2019 free-agent class.
There has been speculation either player could land a deal worth over $250 million, which would exceed the third level of the luxury tax, currently set at $248 million.
Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner admitted the organization would prefer not to take such a hefty financial hit, but acknowledged starting pitchers were an almost priceless luxury in today's game."
It's a good trip and the conversation no doubt will be very open and honest. Will a deal be made for at least 1 of these guys? God I hope so, but here's the deal; You can't get excited yet. This is about a plane ride to the west coast... not a deal... not yet at least and maybe not at all.
Stay tuned.
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