The Yankees have landed Carlos Rodón on six year deal
After rejecting their first offer, Carlos Rodón is reported to now be in agreement with the Yankees on a deal that sees him in pinstripes for six years
The Yankees ran a huge risk that they would miss out on beefing up their rotation. In pursuing Aaron Judge so hard in the early days of free agency, almost to the exclusion of all other business, they may have been less of an influence than they perhaps would have liked in the Verlander or deGrom deals.
But it looks like perseverance pays off, with ESPN’s Jeff Passan reporting that the Yankees have agreed a six-year, $162 million deal with Carlos Rodón. The deal is just shy of the seven-plus that he was after, and at $27 million per season it is a shade off of the $30 million estimate that Rodón was working toward.
New York bolsters its rotation.
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Carlos Rodón, Yankees reportedly agree to 6-year deal, per https://t.co/Z3s2EpgF39's @Feinsand. pic.twitter.com/LxnYBTEWp6
As the top starting pitcher left on the market, Rodón will add a real punch to the Yankees rotation, with a mid 90s fastball and amazing slider from the left side, he is perhaps in line to be their number one starter.
Worries about his recent injuries seem not to have dented his value to New York, and his deal sees him with the second-biggest price tag behind Jacob deGrom’s $180 million contract with the Rangers.
The Yankees rotation will now include Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes, Luis Severino, and Carlos Rodón. Paired with the booming bat that Judge provides and Yankee fans have every right to feel optimistic about 2023.