The Yankees, the team which never cared about money for the sake of having all the only good players. They have undoubtedly spent a tremendous amount this year in order to have the best starting rotations among all the teams as they seek to finally break the duck of the New York Yankees, winless period. After proving a $360 million 9 years deal to Aaron Judge, the Yankees did not stop. They went to Carlos Rodon with a six-year $162 million deal. No doubt, an insane move is what the Yankees do, unsurprisingly.
Spending so much on Rodon came with the hopes of a win. The Yankees must have seen an incredible in the 30 years old player. He is incredibly talented; the above statement figures no hesitation while saying. In 2022 dealing with injuries, Rodon posted a 2.88 ERA, career-low 2.91 xFIP, 11.89 strikeouts per nine, 75.1% left on base rate, 0.61 home runs per nine, and 34.1% ground ball rate across 178 innings. These scores of Rodon make Yankees manager Aaron Boone confident that the team’s rotation is the best at present. This year, indeed, something unique is going to happen, as the Yankees hold the best teammates.
“This Time The Yankees Have The Best Rotations” – Aaron Boone
Boone has admitted that this time the Bronx Bombers have the best rotation that he has ever seen in his entire career. In an interview with MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, Aaron Boone claimed that this time New York had got something really special. He said, “The potential is there for them to be really special.” Only if the team can keep all of the players healthy, making 25, 30, and 30-plus starts, will they definitely have the win after 2009, as believed by the manager.
However, there are some things that the Yankees will need to care about very much. The rotations they had is indeed the best that Boone has ever seen, but there is a problem with the starters. And the problem is nothing but the coming of injuries, as they have never pitched such an enormous sample size. The team has only a few players like Gerrit Cole, who has proven to pitch the maximum innings of 150.
Boone says that getting 160, 180, and 200 innings out of five players makes a perfect world for the Yankees. When the starting pitcher gets consistently going out there and gets through the middle of things, it is just the perfect thing. It sets the team up too well. “That serves the bullpen well. And also, it allows the players to be in roles of the bullpen that they deserve to be in, by not picking up slack.”
