When the Yankees called up Nestor Cortes last year, it seemed like he was destined to be part of their “Scranton Shuttle” grouping of end of the bullpen relievers who they send back and forth whenever a fresh arm is needed. After 17.2 good outings of the bullpen, he got promoted into spot start duty, and spent most of the rest of the season in the rotation.
Flash-forward to this year, and he’s retained that rotation spot and gotten off to a really good start this year as well, having allowed two runs in 15.2 innings and even threw an immaculate inning.