15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 7/6/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
5-2
ERA
5.16
WHIP
1.30
K
59
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
If you go back and look at Cortes's 2022 outlook, you can see he teased at what was possible, but without a large body of work, everyone was right to be skeptical of what Cortes would be as a starter. Those who took the chance in the late rounds were greatly rewarded by one of the best late round steals in 2022 as the lefty picked up where he left off in 2021 for most of the 2022 season. Cortes uses varying arm angles, deliveries, and pitches to frustrate hitters all season. 75% of what he threw were four-seamer and cutters, and those two pitches were paired so well that the league hit below .200 against both pitches while all five of his offerings had whiff rates above 20%. In 330 innings of work, he has a career 80% LOB rate and a .266 BABIP, so his 2022 numbers ( 79%, .243) are not terribly out of line and a continuation of what he did in 2021. The stuff is not paritcularly special, but his ability to spin and sequence it is certainly special and being a lefty in Yankee Stadium doesn't hurt either. The big question is if he can put up consecutive seasons of workload as he has never done so. Read Past Outlooks
Officially placed on IL
Cortes was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to June 5, with a left rotator cuff strain.
ANALYSIS
Cortes was diagnosed with the injury earlier this week and is going to be shut down from throwing for at least the next 13 days or so. The best-case scenario probably puts him back in the Yankees' rotation just before the All-Star break. Randy Vasquez will be up to make a spot start in the second half of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, but New York won't need a dedicated fifth starter again until closer to the end of June.
Cortes was diagnosed with the injury earlier this week and is going to be shut down from throwing for at least the next 13 days or so. The best-case scenario probably puts him back in the Yankees' rotation just before the All-Star break. Randy Vasquez will be up to make a spot start in the second half of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, but New York won't need a dedicated fifth starter again until closer to the end of June.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Nestor Cortes generally throw?
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11-20
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121+
What part of the game does Nestor Cortes generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-22%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-33%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .170 | 68 | 13 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .219 | 257 | 68 | 207 | 35 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .179 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .268 | 49 | 16 | 51 | 8 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .110 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .202 | 130 | 31 | 99 | 15 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .228 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .214 | 78 | 21 | 57 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-25%
ERA at Home
2023
-12%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 2.69 | 0.96 | 167.1 | 9.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 3.58 | 1.13 | 143.1 | 9.7 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.86 | 1.26 | 33.1 | 7.8 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.54 | 1.35 | 26.0 | 10.4 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 1.95 | 0.82 | 87.2 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.06 | 1.05 | 70.2 | 9.4 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2021Home | 2.53 | 1.01 | 46.1 | 10.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2021Away | 3.28 | 1.14 | 46.2 | 9.6 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nestor Cortes compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.11K/9
8.9BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.5Fastball
91.6 mphERA
5.16WHIP
1.30BABIP
.307GB/FB
0.51Left On Base
66.7%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2300 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.6%Swinging Strike
10.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Cortes, when not running around Mushroom Kingdom attempting to avoid Bowser, enjoyed a surprising season for the Yankees. It was his second stint with the club, but this time he worked as a bandaid in the rotation rather than in low-leverage situations. He used a variety of arm angles, timing mechanisms and pitches making the most of his below-average stuff to effectively disrupt the timing of the opposing hitters. He is a throwback to the pitching of 30 years ago when guys relied on location and guile rather than velocity; somehow the league hit .196 off his fastball (.189 xBA!) when the pitch averaged 90.7 mph. Pitching where he does, and in the division he does, leaves Cortes with a thin margin for error, and he's been susceptible to the long ball throughout his career (2.0 HR/9 career rate). Cortes is really only rosterable if he were to secure a starting rotation spot in spring training.
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Shut down from throwing for 15 days
Cortes (shoulder) told reporters Tuesday that he will be shut down from throwing for 15 days, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
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Likely heading to injured list
Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Cortes will likely be placed on the injured list with a shoulder injury, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
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Surrenders two runs in win
Cortes (5-2) allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six over five innings and earning the win over the Mariners on Tuesday.
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Hits wall in no-decision
Cortes didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 9-6 loss to the Orioles, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks over six-plus innings. He struck out five.
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Produces quality start
Cortes (4-2) earned the win Thursday, allowing two runs on five hits and one walk over six innings against the Blue Jays. He struck out six.
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