New York Yankees fans ecstatic as team signs pitcher Carlos Rodon to a six-year, $162 million deal: "That rotation is going to be fun" "Let's go!"

Left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodon and the New York Yankees have come to an agreement. The contract is for six years, valued at $162 million. The top remaining pitcher is finally off the board.

Rodon has spent the last two seasons trying to prove to the league that he's one of the best and has what it takes to go deep into a season. There were questions about the wear and tear on Rodon's arm, especially during the 2021 season when he was experiencing arm fatigue.

He's coming off a career-high 178 innings pitched. Rodon led the entire league in FIP (fielding independent pitching). He's been one of MLB's best pitchers over the last two seasons.

Yankees fans couldn't be happier with the signing. It's somebody that the fanbase has had their eyes on since free agency began. Carlos Rodon will fit nicely into a rotation that includes Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes Jr.

They're quite happy with this move. The New York Yankees will have one of the most dominant rotations in the game.

It's been a great off-season for the team thus far. They re-signed reigning American League MVP Aaron Judge, and now one of the best left-handed pitchers in the league.

Fans are in a much better position now than they were a week ago when they thought they were going to lose out on Judge. Things have drastically changed since then. Now that they've signed Rodon, they can shift their focus to the vacancy they have in left field. It's been rumored that they would like to bring back Andrew Benintendi. They could look to Oswaldo Cabrera to fill the position if they don't sign an outfielder.

The New York Yankees got a good one in Carlos Rodon

The New York Yankees just got a lot better with the addition of Carlos Rodon. He's a fiery competitor. He emerged as the go-to guy during the back half of his tenure with the White Sox.

Nobody wants to be out on the mound when it matters more than Rodon does. He'll never shy away from big moments and when you play for the Yankees, there are plenty of big moments.

If he gets past his arm issues, the Yankees could be major contenders for the next couple of seasons.

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Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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