As Carlos Rodon was being introduced as a Yankee last month following the signing of his six-year, $162 million deal, Brian Cashman noted the team didn’t just like Rodon’s repertoire.

“One thing I can say is from all the information we gathered from his teammates in Chicago and San Francisco, he has a competitive side probably second to none,’’ the general manager said. “He really wants to win.”

That spirit can be traced back to well before Rodon started his career with the White Sox and then moved on to the Giants.

“Every game he ever pitches, he goes to a different place,’’ said Elliott Avent, who coached Rodon at North Carolina State. “He gets locked in. The bigger the game, the more locked in he gets.”