Grading Yoshinobu Yamamoto's contract with Los Angeles Dodgers - ESPN
Until today, Gerrit Cole's contract — a nine-year, $324 million deal — was the richest ever given to a pitcher in terms of total value. Has that deal been worth it for the New York Yankees? So far, absolutely. He's been outstanding in each of his four seasons for New York, and last season, he won his first-ever Cy Young Award. It's mind-boggling to call that much money an efficient expenditure for any team, even one in a big market, but so far for the Yankees, it has been.
