FanGraphs | David Laurila: When he first came up with the Yankees back in 2019, Nestor Cortes “barely register[ed] a blip on the national radar” — his funky deliveries were fun to watch, but his performance was not. Now, he’s become one of the best pitchers in baseball. Speaking with David Laurila while the team was up in Fenway Park, Matt Blake pulled back the curtain a bit, talking about how plain ol’ Cortes turned into Nasty Nestor, the 2022 All-Star.
I won’t say any more, as Blake says it much better than I possibly could.