If healthy, Luis Severino figured to play an important role in the New York Yankees’ rotation this season. While he hasn’t pitched a full season since 2018, the right-hander was rather effective in the 19 starts he made last season. He recorded a 3.18 ERA and helped the Yankees win the American League East.
But as the Yankees move through the remainder of their spring training schedule and look to get ready for the season, they’ll be without Severino for the foreseeable future.
Max Goodman of NJ.com reported Saturday that there was heightened concern that something was wrong with Severino and that he would not make his final start of the spring on Sunday. Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed Goodman’s reporting later Saturday morning, indicating that Severino will miss his first start of the season—scheduled for Saturday, April 1 vs. the San Francisco Giants, the Yankees’ second game of the year—and could be placed on the injured list as a result. Boone announced that Severino suffered a low-grade lat strain after feeling tightness in his side following his last spring training start.
Luis Severino will miss his first start of the season and could land on the injured list with a lat strain, Aaron Boone says.
Severino first felt tightness in his side after his last spring training start.
— Max Goodman (@MaxTGoodman) March 25, 2023
With Severino sidelined and likely shut down from throwing for a week, Clarke Schmidt is expected to start Game 2 of the regular season, according to Boone.
“Asked who else could fill in for Luis Severino while he’s hurt, Boone mentioned Jhony Brito,” Goodman tweeted Saturday. “Sounds like they could fill his start days with bullpen arms as well.”
Clarke Schmidt is expected to start Game 2 of the regular season, per Aaron Boone.
Asked who else could fill in for Luis Severino while he’s hurt, Boone mentioned Jhony Brito. Sounds like they could fill his start days with bullpen arms as well.
— Max Goodman (@MaxTGoodman) March 25, 2023
The news of Severino’s latest injury was met with a lot of angst.
Luis Severino has not been healthy for an Opening Day since starting the game in 2018.
Also remember he dealt with a lat issue last summer https://t.co/lfFIzdTwS1
— Dan Federico (@DanJFederico) March 25, 2023
on February 19, 2019 Luis Severino singed a 4 yr/$40M extension
since the extension, he’s started only 22 games in 4 years pitching in only 120 innings during that stretch
— David Santana (@dsantana310) March 25, 2023
So let's check in on the Yankees:
• Gerrit Cole: Healthy
• Carlos Rodón: Forearm strain (back by May)
• Luis Severino: (Lat strain, shutdown for at least a week)
• Nestor Cortes Jr: Building back up from a groin strain
• Frankie Montas: Shoulder surgery (no timetable)
— Damon (@VARSH0W_) March 25, 2023
It's just absolutely incredible. Now the Yankees announce that Luis Severino is hurt, as usual, and he's going on the IL. And a lat strain could be two weeks or two months.
— Sal Maiorana (@salmaiorana) March 25, 2023
It’s a low grade lat strain for Luis Severino who was shutdown this morning. Not a great start for the Yankees rotation that once looked like a top 5 rotation in baseball.
— Jimmy Randazzo (@JimmyRandazzo) March 25, 2023
Teams are obviously going to be cautious with players toward the start of the regular season, especially when those players are important to the ball club’s success. There are 162 games to be played, after all. But news of Severino suffering another injury could be a major blow to New York’s regular-season rotation. We’ll have to see how long the oft-injured Servino will be sidelined.
[NJ.com]
