Tag: Luis Severino

Luis Severino Sent Down to Triple-A

June 6, 2016 /

The thought of Luis Severino being the next ace in the Yankee rotation needs to be put on hold. Immediately after being taken off the disabled list for his tricep injury he was sent down to the Yankees triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

severinoThe Yankees front office, as well as the loyal Yankees fans, all had very high hopes for Severino this season. Unfortunately, he has not lived up to the hype…at all.

He finished the 2015 season at 5-3 with a 2.89 ERA and things were looking bright for the young pitcher.  However, so far this season he has been one of the worst starting pitchers in all of baseball. His ERA of 7.46 lands him as the second poorest pitcher with at least 35 innings pitch in all of baseball.

The Yankees are sending him down in hopes of reviving the magic that he brought to the mound last season. Remember that Severino is only 22 years old, so it’s not the end of the world that he started off the season poorly. Judging by the cool, composed attitude that he brought to the mound last year, I don’t think there’s any reason for fans to worry. I think he’ll come around and be back in the rotation in a couple months

~ Gregory Hold

Reactions: Back End of the Starting Pitching Rotation

March 28, 2016 /

Overall, the bag end of the starting staff performed pretty average in my eyes. There were some flashes of strong promise and some things that just made me shake my head. Here are my reactions:

New York Yankees C.C. Sabathia - Gregory Hold

C.C. Sabathia in 2011. Credit Barton Silverman/The New York Times

Eovaldi: Another subpar start by a pitcher who is expected to do big things this season. Eovaldi gave up five earned on six hits through 5 innings pitched. He most notably gave up back to back home runs in the second inning to put the Yanks in an early hole. He was able to strike out 7 and the Yankees did come back to win the game, so I guess there’s no reason to be too upset with his performance.

Severino: While Severino got absolutely no help from the Yankees bats, he didn’t do himself any favors either, and quite frankly should have suffered an ERA much worse than he did. He got smacked for 10 hits over 5 innings of work, however only conceded 3 earned runs. His ability to get out of jams was promising, but I think we would all have much less anxiety if he didn’t get into the jams in the first place.

Sabathia: Leave it to C.C. to have the Yankees best start over the first 5 games of the season. Sabathia put in a very solid 6 innings of work, giving up three earned runs on four hits. A worry for fans however is the four walks that he conceded. Control has always been a bit of an issue for C.C., so hopefully this season it’s not any worse than it has been in the past. Either way, his start to the season was more promising than anything.

~Gregory Hold

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