MLB Free Agents: Three landing spots for Gerrit Cole
MLB Free Agents: 3 landing spots for Gerrit Cole
Suitor #1: Los Angeles Angels
The Angels didn’t sign Mike Trout to be the only reason why Angels fans want to attend games in the summertime. They did it to build around him with pieces that will propel them past the Houston Astros.
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And Gerrit Cole is more than a pretty good piece.
The Angels already weren’t very deep in starting pitching after Garrett Richards didn’t pan out after elbow injuries (he left to sign a two-year deal with the San Diego Padres) and the untimely death of Tyler Skaggs certainly did not help either.
So, adding an ace to lead the staff is just that more important for Billy Eppler and co because Angels fans have been waiting the entirety of Mike Trout’s career to win at least one postseason game.
I know for a fact that Joe Maddon didn’t pass on the Padres’ job to come to the Angels and not make the postseason. He is coming from the Cubs where he won a World Series in 2016, and you bet he has the same expectations for the Angels.
But they aren’t going to reach their goal without Gerrit Cole.
And Cole fits in, as he and his family went to Angels games when he was a kid and his parents still go to Angels games now, so I don’t see how Cole wouldn’t want to sign with the Angels over a team like the Yankees or the Dodgers, as long as they offer him a contract in the ballpark of the two aforementioned teams.
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Adding Cole is still not going to make them a favorite to beat the Astros for the division, as they still have too many holes as an overall team but it would make them a favorite to sneak into a Wild Card spot.