2022 Stats
W-L
12-4
ERA
2.44
WHIP
0.92
K
163
SV
0
2023 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
Avoids arbitration
Cortes signed a one-year deal with the Yankees on Friday, avoiding arbitration.
ANALYSIS
Cortes had an excellent 2022 campaign, his first as a full-time starter, finishing the year with a 2.44 ERA. A .232 BABIP indicates that he benefited from a fair amount of good fortune, but even if he slips back to his 3.12 FIP or 3.48 SIERA, he'll be a very valuable pitcher next season. His 26.5 percent strikeout rate and 6.2 percent walk rate were both solidly better than average, giving reason to have faith in him in 2023 despite his short track record.
Cortes had an excellent 2022 campaign, his first as a full-time starter, finishing the year with a 2.44 ERA. A .232 BABIP indicates that he benefited from a fair amount of good fortune, but even if he slips back to his 3.12 FIP or 3.48 SIERA, he'll be a very valuable pitcher next season. His 26.5 percent strikeout rate and 6.2 percent walk rate were both solidly better than average, giving reason to have faith in him in 2023 despite his short track record.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
80
How many pitches does Nestor Cortes generally throw?
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111-120
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 2020
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-46%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .182 | 60 | 14 | 31 | 4 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .210 | 214 | 55 | 164 | 32 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .444 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .308 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-40%
ERA at Home
2022
-36%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 2.28 | 0.91 | 138.0 | 9.6 | 2.5 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 3.79 | 1.15 | 121.0 | 9.4 | 2.3 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2020Home | 6.75 | 1.50 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2020Away | 24.55 | 3.27 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||||
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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
4.29K/9
9.3BB/9
2.2HR/9
0.9Fastball
91.8 mphERA
2.44WHIP
0.92BABIP
.245GB/FB
0.79Left On Base
82.5%Exit Velocity
79.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.5%Spin Rate
2298 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.4%Swinging Strike
11.8%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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Exits with left groin injury
Cortes was removed from Game 4 of the ALCS against the Astros on Sunday due to a left groin injury.
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Starting Game 5 of ALDS
Cortes will start Tuesday's Game 5 of the ALDS against Cleveland, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.
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Available out of bullpen for Game 5
Cortes will be available out of the bullpen for Game 5 of the ALDS against the Guardians on Monday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
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Dominates again in win
Cortes (12-4) earned the win Saturday, allowing one hit and two walks over 7.1 scoreless innings against the Orioles while striking out 12.
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Shuts down Boston
Cortes (11-4) earned the win during Sunday's 2-0 victory over Boston, allowing one hit while walking two and striking out five in six scoreless innings.
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