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Yankees: 3 stats prove Aaron Boone can’t trust Gerrit Cole in October

By Marty Coleman

Aug 3, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) pitches against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 3, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) pitches against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 17: Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees reacts after the last out in the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on July 17, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Yankees haven’t seen a great Gerrit Cole in the postseason thus far

Cole’s overall postseason numbers are fairly impressive with an 8-5 record, 2.93 ERA and 0.93 WHIP, across 14 starts and 86 innings pitched.

Since joining the Yankees Cole is 2-1 with a 3.98 ERA in the post-season, including giving up 3 home runs in 11.1 innings combined in a game one win and a game five no decision.

That game 5 saw the Rays win late as Cole pitched well, but lasted only 5.1 innings and 94 pitches.

Cole’s best postseasons were with the Astros, but even then, in his only World Series, he was the loser in game one when the Nationals scored 5 earned runs in 7 innings off him.

In Cole’s defense, he followed that up with a 7-inning gem in game 5, allowing only a 7th-inning solo home run to Juan Soto as the only run as the Astros escaped elimination and crawled back into the series.

A struggling ace as the postseason approaches was not what the Yankees or Boone anticipated when they signed Cole to a $324 million dollar contract with an AAV of $36 million prior to the 2020 season.

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