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Astros acquire pitcher Gerrit Cole from Pirates
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Gerrit Cole, unbeaten since May, transformed by Astros analytics
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Gerrit Cole's great stretch of pitching may come at a cost
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Astros-Nationals: A Historic Gathering of Aces - WSJ
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Astros acquire pitcher Gerrit Cole from Pirates
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Free agent Gerrit Cole thanks Astros, fans for support - ESPN
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Why Yankees' Gerrit Cole progressed from very good with Pirates to
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Astros Inbox odds of signing Gerrit Cole
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Gerrit Cole Will Soon Be Up for Grabs with 101 MPH Heat, $200M
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MLB getting tough on pitchers using sticky stuff
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Houston Astros: Gerrit Cole's $18M qualifying offer is just a
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The overpowering art of the Astros' Gerrit Cole - ESPN
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Gerrit Cole already disowning Astros: 'I'm not employed by the team
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Astros scratch All-Star and impending free agent Gerrit Cole from
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Gerrit Cole wears Boras Corp hat, distances himself from Astros