Even as he bounced between Chicago and San Francisco over the past two years, Carlos Rodon had not strayed far from the minds of decision makers in The Bronx.
Now they will get to see him pitching every fifth day in pinstripes, after the Yankees and the left-hander“He’s been someone that’s been on our radar for a couple years, honestly,” manager Aaron Boone said Friday at a holiday event at Yankee Stadium that gave toys to thousands of local kids. “I think he’s become one of the game’s really great pitchers. The way he’s thrown the last couple years, he’s a top of the rotation guy. Hopefully he continues to realize that potential.
“You love the way it looks,” Boone said of his rotation. “It’s got a chance to be really, really special. Lot of talented pitchers. But again, we’re here in December, we gotta go out and do it. But I like potentially where we’re starting from and specifically starting games from.” While Rodon’s injuries earlier in his career — which included arthroscopic shoulder surgery in 2017 and Tommy John surgery in 2019 — suggest there is some risk in the Yankees’ investment, they are banking on the last two years being a better indicator of what is to come.
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