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Sal: Nestor Cortes is 'a problem' atop Yankees rotation

Sal says there isn’t much to be frustrated or worried about as a Yankee fan right now, but if there was something to raise a bit of concern about, it would be the top of the rotation.

Specifically Nestor Cortes, who had a second straight rough start to begin the season in what became the team’s first loss of the year.


“I love Nestor Cortes as a competitor, but he is a problem atop that rotation right now,” Sal said. “Gerrit Cole isn’t coming back any time soon, and these starters need to start going deeper into games, or it can have a trickle-down effect.”

Cortes was knocked around on Opening Day before settling in after two rough innings, and on Tuesday night, he was bitten by another rough start to his outing, falling behind 3-0 before eventually settling down to last five innings. The Yanks need more from their temporary No. 1 starter, and Sal says Cortes and the rest of the rotation need to start providing more length.

“I am concerned about the starting rotation,” Sal said. “And the ripple effect it can have on the bullpen.”

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