This day of January 11 has been the most intense of the current low season. Teams will have until 8:00 pm (Eastern Time) to sign contracts and avoid salary arbitration. It is one of the most active teams in this sense New York Yankeeswhich tries to retain a good portion of its figures.
This type of negotiation can only be done with players with three to six years of experience MLB And they do not have an active contract for the following course. Similarly, players with more than two years of experience who have played a certain number of matches every year can opt for it.
One of those who meet these requirements is the Cuban-American pitcher Nestor Cortes Jr who extended their stay The Bronx This 11th January. The left-hander will look to be more consistent in 2024 and avoid the problems he faced in 2023.
Nestor Cortes Jr. and the New York Yankees extended his contract
Last year, Cortes Jr. was plagued by several injuries that kept him off the field. In his third campaign in MLB with New York Yankees He started only 12 games, winning five and losing two. Despite a good record, his effectiveness was not the best (4.97) and in 63.1 The stake is out 67 Men
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Well despite this, According to Journalist Mark Feinsand, Cortes Jr. and the New York Yankees reached an agreement for $3.95 million, thereby avoiding arbitration. Feinsand himself reported last January that Cortez Jr. would win in 2023 $3.2 millionBecause with the current contract it will exceed that amount 700,000.
Everything indicates that the Yankees are confident in what they can do.Nasty Nestor» In your next year. The Bombers already know what the Cuban pitcher is capable of and that’s why they keep him. In his career at Las Mayores, Cortes Jr. has accumulated 24 wins, 11 losses and a good PCL. 3.82.
Despite this, he had his best seasons wearing a New York Yankees jersey (2021 and 2022). In the most recent of those two matches, the left-hander had won 12 with just three losses and his earned run average was enormous. 2.44. Additionally, he scored 163 runs and scored 38 runs in 158.1 innings.
