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Gerrit Cole

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Baseball Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He has an unorthodox spelling of his first name.
    He was initially drafted by the Yankees after high school, but declined their contract offer and reentered the draft.
    He spent his first four seasons on an inconsistent Pirates team.
    Some baseball pundits felt he didn't receive mainstream exposure during his early years as a result of playing in Pittsburgh.
    He relied too much on his fastball pitch during the earlier seasons of his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first player ever to be drafted out of Orange Lutheran High School.
    He turned down a lucrative offer from the Yankees, who initially drafted him in 2008, to attend UCLA.
    He was the first Pirate pitcher in over 100 years to win his first four career starts.
    He is the second fastest pitcher in Major League Baseball history to record 300+ strikeouts in under 200 career innings pitched.
    He is the brother-in-law of San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying