Do the Yankees Regret Signing $162M Carlos Rodon As Former Flops Shine for the Texas Rangers Amidst a Potentially-Historic Postseason Run?

The Texas Rangers have flipped the page. This season, the team has had unexpected success that led them to their long-desired dream- The World Series. While the long failures have made things difficult, the team got the right players to achieve the dream, and interestingly, the leads are from the New York Yankees.

As the Rangers are going forward to the World Series dream, they are pointing out a major wrong decision of the Yankees that probably caused the team?s historic failure in 2023. The expensive Yankees pitcher failed pathetically this season, while two former pitchers of the team proved their worth in leading the Rangers to the World Series after decades.

Do The Yankees Regret Their $162M Deal?

The Yankees season was a disaster. They closed their season even before the October campaign started. While their offense was not great, the team drastically failed in their defense. Most of their pitchers, including Carlos Rodon, failed miserably.?

The Bronx Bombers signed a six-year, $162 million contract with Rodon in 2022, but he performed below expectations throughout the entire season with a 1.45 WHIP and 64.1 IP. Surprisingly, two of their ex-pitchers, Jordan Montgomery and Nathan Eovaldi, have been doing great since joining the Rangers.?

While on the Yankees, none of the pitchers played well, now, they have been leading their current team towards the first World Series Championship after 2011 and defeated one of the strongest favorites of the season, the Houston Astros, in the ALCS. As Eovaldi has been playing impressively with a .96 WHIP and 26.0 IP, Montgomery did a great job in ALCS Game 1 by wrapping up the opponent with 6 1/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts. The former will probably lead the team in the World Series Game 1, beginning on October 27.?

The Yankees are still silent about their failure or whether they have been regretting the expensive deal with Rodon who couldn?t perform as expected. However, fans have been regretting the decision to let go of the two former pitchers. With them, the Yankees season could have been different this year.

However, Bruce Bochy is hoping for the best for this team this postseason.

Bochy on Rangers World Series Preparation

Bochy has already proved himself as one of the best postseason managers with 3x World Series trophies in his credit. Since he joined the Rangers in 2023, he led the team to the World Series in the first season. The manager is entirely and satisfied confident about the team.?

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During a recent interview he revealed, ?What these guys are doing, they’re doing it on their own. I will talk about these coaches. What a great job they do. Working to have them prepared. They’re relentless in the effort they put in, the hours they put in.? Praising them further he expressed, ?Once the game starts, yeah, I have to make a decision, but it doesn’t happen without the players and those guys going out there doing their job.?

The Rangers will fight their best to win the first World Series, so the Diamondbacks to win their second. Who do you think will win the battle?

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