As the Yankees put together their 2022 rotation, they felt confident enough in their in-house candidates (all of them), that they didn’t feel the need to make any significant additions in that specific group. Whether the decision was right is up for debate, but the Yankees’ actions made it clear where they stand on the matter.
One of those guys in which the Yanks have 100 percent faith is Nestor Cortes Jr. His ascent from depth arm to rotation stalwart in 2021 was so unexpected that, to this day, many fans and observers doubt he has staying power.