The cutter is making a comeback in the Bronx. Yesterday, I looked at how Gerrit Cole and Luis Severino have added the pitch to their repertoires. The early results look promising, and there are signs that it can turn into a real weapon as the pair grow more comfortable throwing it. Today, I’d like to turn to two other Yankees pitchers who have embraced the cutter — starter Nestor Cortes (who continued to deploy it with excellent results today) and reliever Lucas Luetge — and compare and contrast their usage of the pitch with how Cole and Severino are choosing to deploy it.
Yankees who throw cutters Part II: Nestor Cortes and Lucas Luetge
