GERRIT COLE RUMORS & GOSSIP
First Pitch: Why is Gerrit Cole Throwing So Many Fastballs?
Gerrit Cole has thrown a fastball almost 81% of the time. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
In his first two starts, Gerrit Cole has gone heavy on the fastball. Really heavy. As in 80.7% of his pitches have been fastballs. Only one pitcher in all of baseball can top that amount, and that is Bartolo Colon, who is throwing 84.6% fastballs.
The first thing I thought about when I saw Cole’s...
Gerrit Cole And The Star Power Of Top Prospects
Highly-touted prospect Gerrit Cole made his major-league debut for the Pirates on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old right handed pitcher was the first overall pick in the 2011 amateur draft. Heading into this season, Baseball America ranked Cole as No. 7 on the list of top 100 prospects. Even with the Pirates in contention in the National League Central — or perhaps because of it...
Pirates Notebook: 9 Best Perspectives on Cole’s Debut
Players and managers alike were impressed by the velocity and command on Cole’s fastball. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
We all watched Gerrit Cole impress in his Major League debut Tuesday night. I wrote about it. You (hopefully) read it, and now it’s on to the next one.
But before it is on to the next one, I wanted to compile the best insight about Cole becoming a part of the...
Gerrit Cole gives the Pittsburgh Pirates one of the better rotations in baseball
Yielding only two runs and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings, Gerrit Cole helped the Pirates defeat the San Francisco Giants 8-2 on Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Taken first overall out of UCLA in 2011, the 6-foot-4, 220 pound Cole (1-0, 2.84 ERA) consistently reached 96 mph and was in complete control throughout his debut with the Pirates. “Really, I couldn’t have asked...
Pittsburgh Pirates Mid-Season Top 20 Prospects, Minus Gerrit Cole
We usually release our mid-season prospect rankings right after the MLB draft. This not only shows the updated rankings with half of the minor league season in the books, but it also shows where the new draft picks fit in.
This year we held the rankings for a few days due to Gerrit Cole making his major league debut. Cole was included in the rankings that were submitted, and was...
Pittsburgh Pirates Get What They Want and More Out of Gerrit Cole
The wait was over Tuesday for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the No. 1 pick of the 2011 MLB Draft Gerrit Cole. Time to make the long anticipated debut and see if the hype was worth the wait or not--and Cole wasted no time proving that it was.
Cole did it all in his MLB debut, striking out the first batter he faced, providing an RBI double (his first hit since high school!), some...
Gerrit Cole shines in major league debut
Gerrit Cole
For two years, Pirate fans have been counting down the days until the debut of Gerrit Cole, and on Tuesday, the fans got what they were waiting for. He made all the anticipation and hype worth the wait.
Cole blanked the defending World Series champion Giants through the first six innings of his Major League debut and led the Pirates to an 8-2 victory.
A PNC Park crowd...
Gerrit Cole's major league debut will come against his girlfriend's brother
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole, the #1 overall pick in the 2011 Draft, will be making his major league debut tonight against the Giants.. The game will be televised nationally on MLB Network (except in the Pittsburgh and San Francisco home markets). The world of baseball is excited. There's just one little awkward problem for Cole
He will be facing his girlfriend...
The Book on Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole makes his Pirates debut tonight.
The top prospect in the system, Gerrit Cole, is making his major league debut tonight against the San Francisco Giants. I’m not sure how many people need an introduction to Cole’s stuff. He’s been the top prospect in the system for the last two years, and I’ve written about his stuff countless times. Plus, you all can just turn...
It’s time for Gerrit Cole
It’s Gerrit Cole day here in Pittsburgh, and you should be excited about it.
There’s definitely a lot of hype going around town and the baseball world in anticipation of tonight’s game. PNC Park won’t be sold out, but it should have an above-average weeknight crowd full of die-hard fans that quickly bought tickets to see the top prospect make his debut .MLB Network has picked...
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