Yankees’ path to Gerrit Cole had many anxious moments

Prior to the Yankees making a nine-year offer to Gerrit Cole at last week’s winter meetings, a conversation between Brian Cashman and agent Scott Boras shaped what led to a record-breaking deal for the free-agent right-hander. “We were ready to make our first offer [for eight years] and [Boras] said, ‘Hold on.’ ” Cashman said…