This Yankees Starter Could Be the Next Success Story in the Twins' Rotation

[Fatbat]

17 hours ago, KBJ1 said:

He throws 91mph & has shoulder issues?

Doesn't sound like an Ace in waiting at all.

No thanks. 

We need 3 things : a real #2 SP, a Right handed power hitting LF (who hits way better than 200) & another solid Bullpen arm.

Lewis, Ŵallner, Julien, Lee & Martin (CF) with Miranda backing up 1B and we are set. Will there be growing pains? Maybe, but it's our best chance. Go with the youth movement and spend on thise 3 positions.

Trade Kepler & Polanco & maybe Vasquez if we get a catcher in return.

I assume you would then be keeping Gordon and Farmer?  Id rather trade those two than Kepler and Polo.  The whole vibe of the team changes if they are gone. 
I also presume that Wallner and Larnach will continue to develop into more than just viable fill in OFs.  ‘24 is a very important year for them because Erod and Jenkins talk will skyrocket next offseason. 

[Fatbat]

It’s possible Cortez can get his stuff back but I think the risk is too high at any price.  Hard pass IMHO. My hope is that the FO works a deal to get an actual ace quality guy. The price will be much higher but the risk will be lower. 

[thesaint959]

Hello, Die-Hard Yankee fan here. I saw this article and found it... intriguing. I totally get why you'd want to try and buy low on Cortes...but that's not gunna happen. The Yankees are not nearly as overstocked in their rotation as you seem to think. Carlos Rondon looks like a huge waste of money right now. King will need to be monitored innings wise, and moving him to the rotation creates a big hole in the bullpen. And of course every Yankee fan wants them to go get Yamamoto-- but Hal Steinbrenner is not his dad and is willing to let other teams (like the Mets) outspend him. My advice to the Twins would be to maybe sign free agents like Luis Severino and/or Frankie Montas to one year, "prove it" deals.

[RaoulDuke]

I really really liked watching Cortes when he was on his good streak with NY, just a fun quirky lefty changing arm slots and messing with everyone's timing.  Reminded me of the super Kenta covid season. 

That being said, getting by in the low 90s with timing and quirks is a tight rope to walk.  He may well be more a back end arm than the force he was in 21/22.  Pablo Lopez had real + stuff to realize, Cortes could potentially be quirky again.

I would be excited to see him acquired cheap to see what the Twins pitching lab could get out of him but I wouldn't spend a good prospect on it.  Maybe Kepler on his expiring plus maybe a low minors arm is an interesting fit because of the years of control on Cortes.

[Aerodeliria]

Something always makes me queasy when talking deals with the Yankees. I always get the sense that we are buying the car that leaked oil last year, but it's, "All fixed up now and ready to go--better than new even and at this low price who could possibly say, "No.'"