RODON IS BRONX BOUND!

I expected this to happen after Christmas, not going to lie. I'm unprepared like many and I really wanted to show everyone Rodan from the Godzilla movies in my story today, but then the "A" in that Rodan character threw a wrench in my illustrations for the Yankees Carlos Rodon... as seen above, spelled with an "O". 

Oh well. Life goes on. You know what else? Carlos Rodon is a New York Yankee. Hell yea he is!

News broke about Rodon's signing last night. I was out Christmas Shopping. And I figured the news would still be here this morning, and so here I am.

ESPN writes:

"Left-handed starter Carlos Rodon is in agreement with the New York Yankees on a six-year, $162 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Thursday.

Rodon, 30, was the top pitcher left on the market after he opted out of a contract with the San Francisco Giants following last season. He was 14-8 with a 2.88 ERA in 2022, pitching a career-high 178 innings over 31 starts. He also earned his second straight All-Star selection."

And NJ.com writes this:

"According to the Boston Globe, New York finalized the deal with Scott Boras while the uber-agent was at Fenway Park.

Moments after the media availability to introduce (Masataka) Yoshida, (Scott) Boras concluded a deal with the Sox’ rivals, negotiating a six-year, $162 million deal with the New York Yankees for lefthander Carlos Rodón. The late-stage negotiations took place as Boras snacked on food from a buffet provided by the Red Sox."

Now this kind of thing has happened to the Yankees too. I remember the Yankees were interested in Dice-K, we lost to the Sox and snatched up Kei Igawa. 

Yeah... that didn't work out. But look, this one, Rodon, did work out in the Yankees favor however, and I'm thrilled.  Look at this rotation:

Listen to our guys Jack Curry and Bob Lorenz:

.@Boblorenz & @JackCurryYES break down the reported addition of Carlos Rodón to the Yankees starting rotation. pic.twitter.com/DZUcQXkGeC

— YES Network (@YESNetwork) December 16, 2022

Something the Yankees have wanted for a long time, solid consistency. The bottom line is the Yankees want to win. 

This is big.  Thrilled that Hal Steinbrenner has woken up. Looking forward to this Yankee season. This 2023 season will be a very important one.