RODON & THE WORLD OF CRAZY STARTS

I just can't figure out this guy. Carlos Rodon is a great pitcher, but something is not clicking now that he's with the Yankees... it is crazy to me.  Last night he pitched against the Royals and it was a mess once again.  Did you know that Rodon made history last night? He's the first starter in Yankee history to give up 8 runs and not record an out. I want you to think about that. And it's against the Royals.  

Anyway, Yardbarker has more:

"The poor start comes after Rodon reached out to Yankees fans expressing his disappointment over his performance before vying to prove himself over the remaining five seasons of his lucrative contract. Rodon signed a six-year, $162 million deal in free agency with the Yankees in December but has failed miserably to live up to it.

At the time of his signing, many had doubts about Rodon due to his extensive injury history, including Tommy John surgery in 2019 and other forearm and shoulder ailments. Those worries came to fruition when Rodon had his Yankees debut delayed until July due to forearm and back injuries."

And I guess this goes back to Cashman. I mean, was this guy a bum with a bad injury history and he just disregarded it like he did Frankie Montas?  Cashman has really made some bad moves over the past few years. I almost feel like Rodon could fall into the same category.

And it's Rodon and his attitude that is starting to rub people the wrong way.  NJ.com has this:

"Six batters into the meltdown, with the Royals already leading 4-0, Blake came to the mound and Rodon responded by turning his back on Blake, waving the coach away with his glove. The gesture was momentary but nevertheless openly disrespectful toward a member of Boone’s staff.

The exchange was caught on YES, where Michael Kay and David Cone discussed it at length. To his credit, Rodon seemed remorseful and acknowledge it was “embarrassing” conduct for a professional."

And if those guys see it, that means we all do and we all did.

Last night we played in Kansas City. The crowd was not huge, the weather was nice. All Rodon had to do was pitch. But he couldn't get it done.

Looks like all eyes are gonna be on Rodon this offseason as what the hell to do with this guy. Just add him to the list of problems the Yankees have with Cashman and Boone right at the top.  

What an outrageous season to be a Yankee fan... my goodness.