In 1992, 54 starters pitched at least 200 innings. It was eight last year. Gerrit Cole did it for the fifth time in his career.
Of course, it is not just attendance. Cole is an ace workhorse, the best combination for traversing the roughly 1,440 innings each team will pitch.There are no sure health bets in a craft such as pitching designed to destroy the young. But Cole is as close to a 30/200 certainty as anyone to help lessen the 1,440 burden.
Cole takes pride in warring against the aches and pains. He became a baseball fan when the ace — if not a few starters on each team — was expected to not just throw as hard as possible for as long as possible, even if it isn’t long at all. He grew up in a Pirates organization that instilled a workhorse ethos.
Gerrit Cole throws a bullpen session under the watchful eyes of Aaron Boone and pitching coach Matt Blake.Cole was last on the injured list for a non-COVID reason late in 2016 as a Pirate. Since 2017, no pitcher has more starts or innings — or strikeouts — than Cole. He noted even the bugaboo of his 2022 season — allowing a MLB-high 33 homers — reflects being out there enough to yield so many.
Being close but not yet securing a Cy Young or championship gives Cole’s career touches of Mike Mussina’s — another durable, excellent starter. For goals, Cole said winning a title as a Yankee is his obsession. And it seems impossible that the Yanks can even take the first step into the playoffs without his ace/bulldog combo.
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