The Yankees have the best record in the majors, so we’re chatting about the obvious and totally predictable reasons for their success — Nestor Cortes and Michael King. Obviously, success has many fathers, and part of what has made this season so special in the Bronx has been the contributions from the entire roster, but we can promise you that we didn’t expect to have Nasty Nestor on our June cover when spring training started. Yankees Magazine editors Alfred Santasiere III, Nathan Maciborski bob and weave with the times, and in this episode, they chat about Nate’s feature on Cortes, and Jon’s look at King.

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