{"id":418416,"date":"2022-03-19T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T07:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gerrit-cole-intent-on-starting-yankees-opening-day\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T10:24:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T07:24:06","slug":"gerrit-cole-intent-on-starting-yankees-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gerrit-cole-intent-on-starting-yankees-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gerrit Cole intent on starting Yankees&#8217; Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2724cb5bc8b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gerrit-cole-intent-on-starting-yankees-opening-day\/#%E2%80%9CGerrit_Cole_intent_on_starting_Yankees_Opening_Day%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Gerrit Cole intent on starting Yankees&#8217; Opening Day&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGerrit_Cole_intent_on_starting_Yankees_Opening_Day%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Gerrit Cole intent on starting Yankees&#8217; Opening Day&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>TAMPA \u2014 Gerrit Cole faced hitters for the first time this spring on Friday at Steinbrenner Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a typical season, he would be going up against an opposing team in a Grapefruit League <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>, but for his third season as a Yankee, Cole is in the midst of an unusual spring training.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This time, it\u2019s because of the MLB lockout that shut down the sport for more than three months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With less than three weeks to go until the Yankees\u2019 season-opener against the Red Sox in The Bronx, Cole is in wait-and-see mode about just how much he\u2019ll be built up by April 7 \u2014 though he made it clear his intent is to be on the mound on Opening Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what I have in mind,\u2019\u2019 Cole said after throwing 22 pitches in just over an inning of work in live batting practice. \u201cMy focal point is to pitch the opener.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But even he can\u2019t predict how deep into the game he\u2019ll be able to go, since he won\u2019t be able to ramp up to 100 pitches by the beginning of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees27CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gerrit Cole speaks to the media Friday.\" class=\"wp-image-21582685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees27CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees27CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees27CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees27CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gerrit Cole speaks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> Friday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There won\u2019t be the five- or six-inning outing leading up to the opener and while Cole said his arm feels good now and so far he\u2019s treating the spring like \u201cbusiness as usual,\u2019\u2019 that won\u2019t be the case in the final stages of the spring, when he and other starters will be limited in how many pitches they\u2019ll be able to throw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>It could end up being a tough break for Cole, one of the top pitchers in the game \u2014 and one who typically starts the season very well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of his career, Cole has a 2.63 ERA and holds opponents to an OPS of .587 in March and April \u2014 both the best numbers of any month(s) of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And of any Cy Young-caliber pitcher, Cole could use a strong start to the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though his numbers were good last year, the 31-year-old faced many questions by the end of his second season in The Bronx after signing a nine-year, $324 million contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because wherever Cole ends up in terms of pitch count for the regular season, the larger question won\u2019t be as much about whether he\u2019ll be able to pitch into the sixth or seventh inning, as it will be about how he\u2019ll deal with a full season of pitching after MLB cracked down on pitchers using foreign substances to add stickiness to balls in order to enhance their grips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cole famously became the face of the rule change \u2014 which was implemented over a period from June to July last season \u2014 when Josh Donaldson, now his teammate, noted Cole\u2019s drop in spin rate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees04CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gerrit Cole throws live batting practice to Josh Donaldson Friday. \" class=\"wp-image-21582683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees04CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees04CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees04CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/031822Yankees04CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gerrit Cole throws live batting practice to Josh Donaldson Friday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cole, who was involved in some of the MLBPA\u2019s meetings with the league during the lockout, said he expected to pitch under the same rule as during the latter part of last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>And he hoped that knowledge would help him and other pitchers have stability throughout the year instead of being forced to adjust on the fly, as they had to a year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know what we\u2019re going into,\u2019\u2019 Cole said. \u201cIt does a lot for people\u2019s preparation in the offseason and not having to worry about making adjustments midseason.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given the volatility of this past offseason, when MLB and the Players Association were negotiating over nearly every other part of the sport \u2014 from the competitive balance tax, to minimum salary, to an international draft \u2014 Cole said addressing the tackiness of the balls was not among the issues discussed much.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On top of the sticky-substance issue, there\u2019s the rough way his season ended, when Cole was hit hard in the Yankees\u2019 wild-card loss to the Red Sox in Boston, when he was knocked out without retiring a batter in the third inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He pitched through a hamstring injury in the final month of the regular season, with the Yankees trying to claw their way into the playoffs, and in his last three starts, allowed 15 runs in 17 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees will hope Cole stays healthy and productive this season, despite another odd start to the spring.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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