Cole is an absolute beast for sure. He posts almost every year, and really has been a valuable piece to all the teams he’s been on. In my opinion he should be chasing his 3rd Cy Young not his 1st. Should have won over Verlander in 2019 and really should have edged out Ray 2 years ago.
@@bakaraka5880Ray did not deserve it, he was great but that was a fluke year. Ray had been garbage a couple years prior to 2021. He fell off and regressed heavily in 2022 and then couldn’t pitch all of 2023.
You can't be a worthy Cy Young winner for 2021 because of what happened in 2022 and 2023? That's just nonsense. It is like when people say Judge didn't deserve MVP for the 2022 regular season after a bad post season. They are awards for a specific period of time. Period. Anything before or after that period is irrelevant.
Respect for you for admitting you were wrong. The craziest thing about Cole is he really isn't blowing hitters away with his 100MPH fastballs nearly as much. He tops out around 97-98 and his secondary pitches this season were deadly. That's the sign of a guy who will still continue to dominate well into his late 30's.
How was the $215M Kershaw contract not mentioned? I agree that the Scherzer contract was better for the team but Kershaw's was more expensive and by my count is the most expensive contract in MLB history that actually worked out from beginning to end. That's worth recognition.
As an Ohtani fan and Yankees hater. I agree this dude has been a consistent workhorse over his contract. It is important with all the injuries we are seeing with hard throwing starters, availability is the most important asset to have these days. He has held up his end of the bargain and more for the Yankees. The rest of the team not so much.
You don’t understand the award. It’s not the best pitcher on a great team. It’s the best pitcher in baseball. And you’re wrong. A crappy team is tough enough to do well with and win. If a pitcher can still win with a bad team that’s more impressive. Think about what stats they would have if they team they played for scored more.
Happy to see Gerrit Cole finally get the praise he deserves. He’s been given too much flack over the past few seasons due to the “sticky stuff” dilemma. He’s shown he doesn’t need it - he’s an Ace no matter what.
While he may be the only one right now that has an argument to be better than Cole, I feel like Cole is slightly better at this point given his durability, consistency, and ability to go much deeper into games compared to Snell
Everyone forgets that Cole was dealing with a hamstring injury in September 2021 and pitched through it which ultimately lost him the Cy Young to Robbie Ray, and could argue was a huge reason he got rocked around by the Red Sox in the wildcard game.
Robbie Ray absolutely robbed Cole in 2021 when Cole was equally as good. The following year in 2022 Ray was awful and also cost the Mariners in the playoffs while Cole carried the Yanks through the entire ALDS. 2023 Ray has been out the entire year, time has proved who actually deserved that CY Young.
Just because he's not playing in 2023 or not good in 2022 doesn't mean he's shouldn't of won the cy young in 2021 💀💀. If he won the cy young in 2021, he doesn't "not" deserve it because he didn't pitch well the next year. Cy Young is a YEARLY award, not a career award.@@johndamario2546
And I remember myself making a comment about Trevor Bauer has something that Cole does not have and that is a Cy Young, proving he was better. Well I guess Gerrit Cole saw that comment and took it personally. Wherever my comment is now, it's gonna age like fine wine. Thanks, Cole!
Last season, I panned the signing of Matt Carpenter and said he would probably be off the team within 2 weeks. I actually didn't mind looking like an idiot that time. Lol
You can't count on just 2 guys, Cole and Judge to take a team to the postseason. Take away the 2-month absence of Judge, it might have actually made a difference. That's how important these 2 guys are to the team. Give these 2 guys a solid team and a WS ring would be a great possibility. “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever.” Chazz Palminteri.
Cole, in today's game/style of pitching, is a "horse " The guy takes the ball every start, and goes as long as he's allowed to, and, is usually very good/great. Yes, the best
If I had to guess I’d guess I think Cole was prone to give up HR’s because he assumed his stuff was good enough to leave pitches in the heart of the zone. If it wasn’t super sharp it’d get tagged, and sometimes if it was sharp it’d still get tagged just based on location
Ok now I’m going to give you props. I’ve been known to feel like your takes were Red Sox slanted. But it’s hard to admit when you’re wrong so props here from me.
Here is the reality Cole’s motion is so natural he isn’t hurting himself throwing the high 90s/100 he does he just doesn’t have a violent motion that would lead to those injuries. Look at DeGrom to see what I mean he is much smoother than anyone out there
Another thing is that he does not abuse throwing slider or sweeper, that pitch is the one that hurts the elbow the most. I think that's what has led Ohtani to have 2 Tommy John surgeries.
@@rickdiaz3657 I also think that it is his really short delivery that doesn’t have that much arm movement especially compared to someone like Ohtani. To me the incredible thing is that Scherzer has just started really with the injury issues. With just how violent his arm motion is. I guess it is because he was never getting to 100 it saved his arm from the extra damage of high velocity.
Fun fact at the beginning of the season on a Sunday afternoon I seen Cole pitch a complete game shutout. Immediately put 1k on his odds to win the cy young.
Despite what you said about his 2021 season being pretty good, I think a lot of Yankee fans might disagree. He seem to give up far too many home runs and he didn’t pitch well in the Wild Card Game at Fenway
I’d argue one good year where he’s worth the money isn’t a good contract especially with all the controversy with him and spider tack where he didn’t even get good until 1 or 2 years after they started cracking down
You should go to his BBRef page. He hasn't JUST had one good season for the Yankees. He has a second, fourth and ninth place finish in CY voting, along with an almost certain CYA this year. His career ERA as a Ya Lee is 3.12 and his whip is barely over 1, and he averages 11+ K per 9. Even in his bad year, he had an era of 3.50 and ked the league in strikeouts. That's not exactly bad.
after watching. 2 or 3. idk where grenkie is. and only in MLB of course. baseball is a global sport these days. and of course its not too surprising since Cole was a star pitcher in college with Bauer
And 3000Ks. He is averaging 200Ks pretty consistently. At the rate he is going atm, 4 more seasons will lock him up for 3000Ks. Heck, out of all active pitchers, he has the best chance to break 4000Ks considering he is extremely durable with magnificent mechanics. Durable pitchers like him are the ones that ages well. He is pretty much a guaranteed HOF
I'm a Yankees fan, and whether coincidental or not, Cole did not look good after the league went after "sticky" substances. I actually thought the Yankees signing him was a horrible mistake. He's obviously either adjusted, or was just having a down year (for him)
I mean, He was obviously far from the only pitcher using something. The league and a lot of Yankee haters just made him the scapegoat for the whole scandal.
Tell me the time isn't right for a good knuckle baller without the time being for a good knuckle baller being the best time ever being ripe and I'll shut up.
Love Cole really do but we cant forget bro used illegal substance like a mf them most dominant years and it obviously shows on the Yankees. Bro was cracking 13Ks each game then they crack down on it and bro drops from 13-6.
As a Pirates fan who saw him in person several times, I think he’s overrated. He was terrible most of 2016 and 2017. Then once he left he started trying again.
I think you took the wrong blue jay when you made your list I think it should have been Kevin Gausman personally who should have took Alex Manoa spot I think gausman gets tossed under the raise of our way too much
Cole is an absolute beast for sure. He posts almost every year, and really has been a valuable piece to all the teams he’s been on. In my opinion he should be chasing his 3rd Cy Young not his 1st. Should have won over Verlander in 2019 and really should have edged out Ray 2 years ago.
ray deserved the cy young verlander possibly deserved the 2019 cy young because of no hitters but it was controversial yes
@@bakaraka5880Ray did not deserve it, he was great but that was a fluke year. Ray had been garbage a couple years prior to 2021. He fell off and regressed heavily in 2022 and then couldn’t pitch all of 2023.
@@johndamario2546cy young is based on a yearly thing not a career thing so I don’t get that argument at all
@@lukem7895 neither does anyone else
You can't be a worthy Cy Young winner for 2021 because of what happened in 2022 and 2023?
That's just nonsense. It is like when people say Judge didn't deserve MVP for the 2022 regular season after a bad post season. They are awards for a specific period of time. Period. Anything before or after that period is irrelevant.
Respect for you for admitting you were wrong. The craziest thing about Cole is he really isn't blowing hitters away with his 100MPH fastballs nearly as much. He tops out around 97-98 and his secondary pitches this season were deadly. That's the sign of a guy who will still continue to dominate well into his late 30's.
How was the $215M Kershaw contract not mentioned? I agree that the Scherzer contract was better for the team but Kershaw's was more expensive and by my count is the most expensive contract in MLB history that actually worked out from beginning to end. That's worth recognition.
As an Ohtani fan and Yankees hater. I agree this dude has been a consistent workhorse over his contract. It is important with all the injuries we are seeing with hard throwing starters, availability is the most important asset to have these days.
He has held up his end of the bargain and more for the Yankees. The rest of the team not so much.
Not the backend of his contract though.
@@MikeyColonNone of these long-term blockbuster contracts are devised to hold up on the backend. The owners who agree to these deals even know this.
as a yanks fan this is the dang truth
Fellow Yankees hater here and yeah, Gerrit Cole in 2023 has emerged as THAT guy...the locker room leader of the Yankees.
He is the Yankees leader.
You don’t understand the award. It’s not the best pitcher on a great team. It’s the best pitcher in baseball. And you’re wrong. A crappy team is tough enough to do well with and win. If a pitcher can still win with a bad team that’s more impressive. Think about what stats they would have if they team they played for scored more.
Happy to see Gerrit Cole finally get the praise he deserves. He’s been given too much flack over the past few seasons due to the “sticky stuff” dilemma. He’s shown he doesn’t need it - he’s an Ace no matter what.
no one knows that he actually used it (but he probably did)
So we not gon talk about Snellzilla
While he may be the only one right now that has an argument to be better than Cole, I feel like Cole is slightly better at this point given his durability, consistency, and ability to go much deeper into games compared to Snell
Cole has been the only guy not named Judge who's lived up to his contact.
On the Yankees.
lol he hasn’t lived up to it at all
Thank you for making this video of my favorite pitcher, Gerrit Cole
Everyone forgets that Cole was dealing with a hamstring injury in September 2021 and pitched through it which ultimately lost him the Cy Young to Robbie Ray, and could argue was a huge reason he got rocked around by the Red Sox in the wildcard game.
Robbie Ray absolutely robbed Cole in 2021 when Cole was equally as good. The following year in 2022 Ray was awful and also cost the Mariners in the playoffs while Cole carried the Yanks through the entire ALDS. 2023 Ray has been out the entire year, time has proved who actually deserved that CY Young.
@@johndamario2546are you slow?
Ray is a perfect example of a pitcher who won the cy young because of a fluke year but overall isn't a cy young level pitcher
Just because he's not playing in 2023 or not good in 2022 doesn't mean he's shouldn't of won the cy young in 2021 💀💀. If he won the cy young in 2021, he doesn't "not" deserve it because he didn't pitch well the next year. Cy Young is a YEARLY award, not a career award.@@johndamario2546
can't wait to see him dominate in the playoffs
Lmaooo
Maybe next year 🥲
and then after next year he'll opt out of his contract@@GabrielEddy
ehhhhhhh
And I remember myself making a comment about Trevor Bauer has something that Cole does not have and that is a Cy Young, proving he was better. Well I guess Gerrit Cole saw that comment and took it personally. Wherever my comment is now, it's gonna age like fine wine. Thanks, Cole!
Last season, I panned the signing of Matt Carpenter and said he would probably be off the team within 2 weeks. I actually didn't mind looking like an idiot that time. Lol
Dude, you are all on top of this stuff...I'm a casual baseball ban, but I always enjoy your videos.
PS...GO TWINS!!!!!
You can't count on just 2 guys, Cole and Judge to take a team to the postseason. Take away the 2-month absence of Judge, it might have actually made a difference. That's how important these 2 guys are to the team. Give these 2 guys a solid team and a WS ring would be a great possibility. “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever.” Chazz Palminteri.
@7:30 wtf was that take at the start of the year.
Manoah was better the previous 2 years so the take made sense….. then Manoah had a historically bad fall off this year 😂
Year 5 of the deal he needs MRI on pitching elbow. This video didn't age well.
Im glad you keeping it 💯 and admit you was wrong.
I miss him in Houston
For sure Cole is the best right now.........The best ability is availability. Also I believe he is building a Hall of Fame Resume.
Cole, in today's game/style of pitching, is a "horse " The guy takes the ball every start, and goes as long as he's allowed to, and, is usually very good/great. Yes, the best
So funny to see this guy go back on his takes 😂
If I had to guess I’d guess I think Cole was prone to give up HR’s because he assumed his stuff was good enough to leave pitches in the heart of the zone.
If it wasn’t super sharp it’d get tagged, and sometimes if it was sharp it’d still get tagged just based on location
Blake Snell?
Is not as good as Gerrit Cole.
Ok now I’m going to give you props. I’ve been known to feel like your takes were Red Sox slanted. But it’s hard to admit when you’re wrong so props here from me.
Here is the reality
Cole’s motion is so natural he isn’t hurting himself throwing the high 90s/100 he does he just doesn’t have a violent motion that would lead to those injuries. Look at DeGrom to see what I mean he is much smoother than anyone out there
He's also built for velocity. Some players have the perfect mix of smooth, explosive, and power.
Another thing is that he does not abuse throwing slider or sweeper, that pitch is the one that hurts the elbow the most. I think that's what has led Ohtani to have 2 Tommy John surgeries.
@@rickdiaz3657 I also think that it is his really short delivery that doesn’t have that much arm movement especially compared to someone like Ohtani.
To me the incredible thing is that Scherzer has just started really with the injury issues. With just how violent his arm motion is. I guess it is because he was never getting to 100 it saved his arm from the extra damage of high velocity.
Fun fact at the beginning of the season on a Sunday afternoon I seen Cole pitch a complete game shutout. Immediately put 1k on his odds to win the cy young.
cool! how much does it pay?
I think you're going To get the 1k. There's no way he doesn't win it this year. This is his year.
10:12 don’t you put that evil on me Ricky bobby!
Despite what you said about his 2021 season being pretty good, I think a lot of Yankee fans might disagree. He seem to give up far too many home runs and he didn’t pitch well in the Wild Card Game at Fenway
That's literally just one bad game tho
@@EliPlaysGamesY no two bad pitches (the two home runs)
Yeah 2 bad pitches. @@aers8127
this contract is far from over
How did you not mention Snell?
I still remember commenting how absurd it was not to include Gerrit Cole in the top 10 list when that video came out. Boy howdy did that age well
the goat
W danny
The secret to Cole's success and lack of injuries? AUTISM.
As a Jays fan i cant disagree, every time i see him facing us on the bump its not gonna be a fun day
He was especially dirty against y'all this year.
Same with judge
Bibee could catch him next year if he keeps improving his command. He’s really good.
😂
The “can’t pitch without sticky stuff” people have been real quiet this year
The best ability is availability sometimes
Can’t wait to see him and Judge in the playoffs wait…..
First time in 7 years that we won't be there. Not many teams have a stretch of 7 years straight in the playoffs. Yankees have multiple.
Finally went back to his Astros form this year
Better be no spider tack involved tho
I’d argue one good year where he’s worth the money isn’t a good contract especially with all the controversy with him and spider tack where he didn’t even get good until 1 or 2 years after they started cracking down
You’re smoking crack he’s been consistently good for YEARS.
You should go to his BBRef page. He hasn't JUST had one good season for the Yankees. He has a second, fourth and ninth place finish in CY voting, along with an almost certain CYA this year. His career ERA as a Ya Lee is 3.12 and his whip is barely over 1, and he averages 11+ K per 9.
Even in his bad year, he had an era of 3.50 and ked the league in strikeouts. That's not exactly bad.
He was always a good pitcher 💀💀
One good year?
@@SakAttack87 worth the contract yes
I love your videos, MLB Network who?
better than strider from atlanta?
He literally explained that... did you not watch the video?
its all the bananas he destroys mid games keeps him strong
to answer your title before i watch the video, sticky stuff. now to watch the video
He doesn’t use them anymore
As long as he doesn’t get caught I’m sure the Yankees are fine with it. Hell someone needs to get Cole to send some of his sticky stuff to Rodon 😂
@@sir.muffiniii7011I found the dumbest person alive
He doesn't need it
after watching. 2 or 3. idk where grenkie is. and only in MLB of course. baseball is a global sport these days. and of course its not too surprising since Cole was a star pitcher in college with Bauer
He'll easily be the next guy to 200 wins
And 3000Ks. He is averaging 200Ks pretty consistently. At the rate he is going atm, 4 more seasons will lock him up for 3000Ks. Heck, out of all active pitchers, he has the best chance to break 4000Ks considering he is extremely durable with magnificent mechanics. Durable pitchers like him are the ones that ages well. He is pretty much a guaranteed HOF
@@pikaachoo3888 I'd say Strider is more likely for 4000K
Did you have a very high fever when you made this video? Would explain some things...
Guess he figured out how to use the sticky stuff and get away with it. Good for him.
Bro sounds like a disguised hater while giving Cole compliments!
In my opinion Trevor Bauer has been killing it in Japan so it depends on opinion at that rate.
I'm a Yankees fan, and whether coincidental or not, Cole did not look good after the league went after "sticky" substances. I actually thought the Yankees signing him was a horrible mistake. He's obviously either adjusted, or was just having a down year (for him)
I mean, He was obviously far from the only pitcher using something. The league and a lot of Yankee haters just made him the scapegoat for the whole scandal.
@@Tr_1391 Well because afterwards it looked like he certainly was not worth the contract. You get the big bucks, the spotlight shines brighter on you
@michaeltarulli I agree. I'm also a Yankee fan and I too was concerned he needed the sticky stuff, but he proved me and everyone else wrong.
Gerrit “it’s really fucking hard to grip a baseball 😢” Cole
Do October Cole
You really jinxed Cole with injury issues
Great intro
also gerrit cole missed 1 maybe 2 games since his yankee contract (why? because he got COVID)
With all do respect, Garrit Cole was good. I’ll give him his flowers. But Darren Scott McCaughan tho? That’s my Cy Young award winner.
Danelson Lamet has entered the chat
Great fuckin video brotha
Trevor Bauer sheds a tear in Japan lol
Tell me the time isn't right for a good knuckle baller without the time being for a good knuckle baller being the best time ever being ripe and I'll shut up.
Also I'm drunk. And been playin MLB the show as a knuckle baller lol
Love thay guy cole
Finally the IClown making some sense .
Best pitcher or most valuable?
Well let see if he is that good in the next years
Love Cole really do but we cant forget bro used illegal substance like a mf them most dominant years and it obviously shows on the Yankees. Bro was cracking 13Ks each game then they crack down on it and bro drops from 13-6.
Cole gets to use his sticky stuff because he wears pinstripes don’t fucking @ me
He doesn't need it
@@IKFtheGoat Except he literally cries when he doesn't have it.
@@CrescentRollCarlWhen 💀
@@CrescentRollCarlhis last start he gave up 1 run and pitched 8 innings and no sticky stuff💀
@IKFtheGoat Dude just google it or type it into youtube.
So I guess everyone forgot about Shane McClanahan?
That's what not playing for over a month does to you also hes good but not Gerrit Cole good
He's hurt bro
Gerrit Cole is better than him even when he isn't hurt.
21 starts on the season? Doesn’t even qualify for awards bud.
Are you agreeing with me or the astros fan?@@Alan-rw3ez
I feel like McClanahan was the best pitcher in the league in 2023 up until his injury
youre bout as good at predicting results as stephen a smith is
Rafael Devers has entered the chat 🤣🤣
Cole's the best....
Unless Raffy walks up to the plate
Other than that he's the best
Kershaw gets slept on…
If you make over 300 milli, then you SHOULD be the best. But his impact every 5-6 days isn’t helpful on this Yankee team.
Castio not on your top ten?
Are you trying to get people to unsubscribe? Degroom best all time😭 u need a history lesson
History lesson? 💀
As a Pirates fan who saw him in person several times, I think he’s overrated. He was terrible most of 2016 and 2017. Then once he left he started trying again.
Have you looked at his reference page? There is nothing overrated about him.
How the hell is he overrated? 💀
Tbf that title was true until this year
People will still find a way to hate on him cuz he a Yankee
YOU WHAT?!? 😂
He’s the best since Andy Pettit
Now he'll be hurt for the next five years😢
why did justin verlander die in a car crash in my dream last night
Watch Cole get hurt after this video.
100% the best pitcher in baseball
If the Yankees offense wasn't so weak this year he would've had more wins
....and the yanks are out of playoff contention. 😅
Good thing this video is about a player and not the Yankees💀
How the hell does the Yankees being out of playoff contention have to do this video?
It’s true that Gerrit Cole is the best pitcher, but against the Red Sox, he’s nothing but Batting Practice
That’s just baseball
Especially against Devers
Moreso just Devers which isn't disputable. That one game playoff will be a black cloud over his resume though.
Don't matter when the rest of the team is 🗑😂😂😂
I don't care what else happens in the world. I just want the Yankees to lose. 😅 this deal is working great for the yanks. What's their record again?
Devers is gereit cole’s daddy
At least spell his name right.
Forgot about snell.
Not better than Cole
🦖🦖🦖
Can the next video be "Why the Yankees are ass"?
I stg if you jinx this
Cole has been good, but never as good as he was with Houston and that's what they expected from him. Btw, I am DIEHARD YANKEES FAN
Best pitcher in the AL? Yes but best in the league? No Blake Snell is better
No he's not
I have 129 subs
He may be a stud but he still sounds Whiny.
Durribility
Yep , takes the ball every 5th day
Goes deep into games alot too
Ohtani number 1. He can hit ball with bat.
Sure, but he won't be able to throw ball with arm until 2025.
I think you took the wrong blue jay when you made your list I think it should have been Kevin Gausman personally who should have took Alex Manoa spot I think gausman gets tossed under the raise of our way too much
Yanks need to save on Cole for the season. No need for him to throw useless innings