One day after Aaron Judge was named the 16th captain in Yankees history, Carlos Rodón takes his turn in the Bronx spotlight, as the team is officially introducing its new All-Star left-hander after signing him to a six-year contract which is worth $162 million, according to a source.
Rodón was widely viewed as the top remaining starting pitcher on the free-agent market, with Jacob deGrom having relocated to the Rangers and Justin Verlander now across town with the Mets. He is expected to slide behind ace Gerrit Cole as the No. 2 starter in a rotation that also projects to feature Nestor Cortes, Luis Severino and Frankie Montas, with Domingo Germán and Clarke Schmidt now pushed back into depth options.
Over eight seasons with the White Sox and the Giants, Rodón is 56-46 over 152 appearances (147 starts) with 947 strikeouts in 847 1/3 innings. He threw the 20th no-hitter in White Sox history against Cleveland on April 14, 2021, falling just short of a perfect game after he hit Roberto Pérez with a backfoot slider with one out in the ninth inning.
