On 33 days this past season, Gerrit Cole was a master on the mound.
Every other day of the season, he was a mastermind in the dugout.
The Yankees ace finally took home his first career Cy Young this week, a unanimous decision and a well-deserved honor for a dominant season — the kind the team hoped for when it signed Cole to the largest contract ever for a pitcher.
But the Yankees didn’t just get Cole’s best every five or six days. They also got a veteran voice to help guide some of their younger pitchers through the season.
