Gerrit Cole likes the direction of the Yankees and doesnt even think the ballclub has hit its stride yet. Cole made the remarks while serving as a guest analyst on the YES Network broadcast during the on Tuesday night. The Yankees ace is out for the entire season after , but remained bullish on his team when asked about what he thought of the 2025 version of the Bronx Bombers, despite the Yankees extending their losing skid to five games including three straight shutout lo ses. Darnell Valentine Jersey I think the balance of the club is greatso far so good, and our best baseballs ahead of us in my opinion. Gerrit Cole on the 2025 Yankees. YES Network (@YESNetwork) I like this club a lot. You go through highs and lows throughout the season, he said on air. You obviously dont like to lose, but it happens sometimes. I think the balance of the club is great. I think the teams speed is up. I think the defense is up, obviously, Max [Fried] and Aaron [Judge] are having outstanding years carrying the club. Then weve got clutch performances up and down the lineup really, which have kind of chipped in to push over the edge. So far so good, and our best baseballs ahead of us in my opinion. Explore More Things havent gone exactly to plan for the Yankees in recent games as they had entered the game with a 20-inning scorele s streak, which they extended to 29 frames in the Tuesday defeat. Aaron Judge reacts after he striking out in the sixth inning of the Yankees 4-0 lo s to the Angels on June 17, 2025. Bill Kostroun/New York Post Gerrit Cole in the both with Michael Kay and the Todd father Yankees Pod (@YankeesPod) DJ LeMahieu reacts after he strikes out looking during the fifth inning of the Yankees lo s to the Angels. Bill Kostroun/New York Post Cole said that he was excited to join the YES Network booth prior to the game, when he announced that he would be giving broadcasting a whirl. Im excited for that, Cole told Jack Curry last week. Im very excited. It was brought to me and offered to me and I think it will be a really cool experience, so Im going to check it out and see what its all about. Kenny Bastida Jersey