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Perhaps sharing the hopes of an entire fan base, an opportunistic Yankees supporter didn't waste the chance to send general manager Brian Cashman their top free-agent wish.
As Cashman rappelled down a building in Stamford, Conn., as part of the city's annual Heights & Lights celebration on Friday, the GM came across a sign in a window that read "PLEASE SIGN GERRIT COLE."
Brian Cashman said someone posted a "PLEASE SIGN GERRIT COLE" in large font sign on a window of the building he rappelled down. pic.twitter.com/ykK5ESU7jT
Cole, 29, is believed to be the Yankees' top priority this offseason, and ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Thursday that ownership had given Cashman approval to make the right-hander a record offer.
Cashman was part of a Yankees contingent that met with Cole in California on Tuesday and fellow free agent Stephen Strasburg on Wednesday, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The GM is set to head back to the West Coast for the Winter Meetings in San Diego next week.