What we missed after Cole was someone who could pitch well and do so for 20+ starts. I know Stroman had some hip and rib issues last year, but he’s generally been a durable starter. Plus, he keeps the ball in the yard, which is magnified in YS.
All in all, with who was out there, the only guy I’d go bonkers for was Yama. Once he went off the board, the trade market was littered with questionmarks (Cease, Bieber and Burns coming off rough seasons) and the other top FAs had consistency issues (JMont and Snell). Stroman isn’t winning a CY, but I bet he can be a 28-30 start, 165IP sub or at 4ERA starter. I’d put him after Cole in the rotation and allow Cortes and Rodon to have the heat taken off them. It’s a good add and probably the best one for the price and for what we needed