Nestor Cortes has been a joy this year. The All-Star bid, arm angles, mustache, nickname, proposal, all of it. And now the Yankees have to hope the clock doesn’t strike midnight on him anytime soon. Because he has become the key to it all.
The Yankees aren’t going to win the World Series unless Cortes delivers in October. The last week has made that clear. They need this Cinderella story to keep rolling.
There are many millions of reasons for the Yankees to stay committed to the bit Gerrit Cole is their ace.