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.
The 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