TTM Success: Jordan Cote

Yankees 2011 3rd rounder Jordan Cote signed my 2011 Elite Extra Edition for me recently. Cote has a big arm, but he's been struggling a bit in 2014. He had a very strong 2012 and 2013 in the GCL, showing fantastic control with strikeout stuff. He made the jump to low-A ball in 2014, where he struggled a bit coming out of the bullpen. He was demoted to short season Staten Island, and he hasn't quite found his groove yet. He's a big dude who throws hard, and I really hope he finds success these last few months and something to build on for 2015.

Shiver me timbers, matey! A trade with Pirates Treasure Room

I recently made a trade with Brian of Pirates Treasure Room. The dude has a sick collection of Pirates cards especially Jason Bay and Andrew McCutchen. He pulled a Jordan Cote Elite Auto that I wanted, and I send him and Andrew McCutchen sketch card in return. Brian also threw in some other sweet Yanks.

Here’s an unexpected Ian Kennedy relic. I sort of wish the Yanks kept him instead of Joba or Hughes in the Granderson deal. However, I’m a realist and know that he wouldn’t nearly be as good of a pitcher in the AL East as he is in the NL West. It’s just how it is. Sorry.

Here are a few of the other Yanks he included as well.

Thanks for a great trade!