Gerrit Cole delivered another masterpiece against the Royals on Saturday, totaling double digits in strikeouts for the 25th time as a Yankee.
are aging before our eyes aged, Cole ignores the ticking clock. Most pitchers, especially those who bring the heat, begin their early-decline phase by age 32. Not Cole. He’ll actually be 33 in September but is nevertheless enjoying his best season as a Yankee.Cole destroyed the Royals, striking out 10 in just 6.1 innings. All he needed was 99 pitches. The Royals are chum for the league’s predators – sorry Aaron Boone, they’reto get swallowed up - which is why this turned into a must-win weekend.
Incredibly, Cole is doing it with reduced velocity , proof that he’s becoming wiser as he gets older. While the strikeouts are still there, Cole is also inducing softer contact. His barrels – defined as a batted ball with the perfect combination of exit velocity and launch angle - are down significantly from 2022, from 95 percent to 8.4. It’s the lowest it’s been since 2019.
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