Gerrit Cole's Yankees broadcast debut just got electric after Rafael Devers trade

The New York Yankees afforded a bored-to-tears Gerrit Cole the opportunity to hit the YES Network broadcast this week and speak his mind during Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Any chance we can, uh, move that up a day? Or maybe even just start the live feed on Cole's reaction right now and let it rip?

The Red Sox stunned the baseball world on Sunday by capping off a long-simmering feud with Rafael Devers we all thought had gone dormant. Boston traded Devers to the San Francisco Giants for two struggling starters and SF's No. 4 prospect, yet another outfielder. The Sox swept the Yankees earlier on Sunday, which suddenly feels like the least important thing to ever happen.

Cole, who's had a little well-publicized trouble with Devers over the years, might have gotten a little pep in his step during a bright spot in what's otherwise been a very tough year for the righty. Now, he can hoist those dreaded four fingers up in the air and whistle Devers all the way on over to the west coast.

And, for some additional commentary on the deal, the Yankees' broadcast booth can turn to ... Cole, who's going to spend "significant time" on Tuesday night's telecast.

Yankees' Gerrit Cole to spend 'significant' time in YES Network booth during broadcast vs. Angels Tuesday

Who wants to bet that amount of time just got a little more significant?

Cole's a one-of-a-kind pitching savant with a mind for mentorship, and he's spent the majority of his rehab with the team, taking pitchers like Will Warren, Clarke Schmidt, and even Max Fried into his corner. The Yankees probably had designs on getting Cole to open up on what makes the current staff tick and how they've picked up without him. Now, they can probably get him to chirp his own cover of, "Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead" for 25 full minutes, spanning the top of the third through the middle of the fifth.

If you weren't already planning on listening to Cole wax poetic about his teammates and the Yankees' unexpected run, this just made the game appointment viewing. Paul O'Neill's probably going to have some pretty special stuff to say, too. You just know he still despises the Sox like it's 1999.