2:53pm: The MRI showed inflammation to Severino’s rotator cuff, MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch tweets. He’ll rest for at least two weeks while undergoing treatment, including injections and anti-inflammatories, before picking up a ball. That’ll likely knock Severino out for Opening Day, though it seems the broader prognosis is still generally optimistic.
1:26pm: Severino is going to go in for an MRI, skipper Aaron Boone says (via Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, on Twitter).
12:39pm: The Yankees announced today that prized righty Luis Severino would miss his scheduled spring outing. He had begun to warm up but experienced “discomfort” in his pitching shoulder, per the team.
The level of concern is not yet apparent, but the 25-year-old is due for a closer look from medical personnel. Per the team’s announcement, Severino “will undergo further evaluation this afternoon.”
Severino is a key piece for the Yanks, who’ll need all their best players at full strength to do battle with the other American League super-teams. The club’s starting five is set, presuming they all make it through camp unscathed, with the next layer of depth consisting of 40-man members Luis Cessa, Domingo German, Jonathan Loaisiga, and Chance Adams along with non-roster invitees Drew Hutchison and David Hale.
No matter the outlook, Severino is earning a guaranteed $40MM under the contract he and the team struck last month. He has been one of the game’s most productive starters over the past two campaigns, working to a 3.18 ERA with 10.5 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9 over 384 2/3 frames.
Time to go out and get a free agent STARTER !
We Knew that could be needed anyway because if any of the starters aren’t ready to go, gotta have backups! Can’t lose a division in 1st months
“Can’t lose a division in 1st months”
Can’t overreact this early.
All wins count the same whether they are in April or September. Not a good sign.
And All teams go through injuries. We have no clue how long he’s going to be out. Could be a couple of days, could be a couple of weeks, could be a couple of months, could be for the season. To call the division already over is just pathetic.
Chris Sale in August and September last season threw a total of 17 innings in 5 starts and the Red Sox still won plenty of games without him.
I never said all wins don’t count the same, but you know what isn’t the same throughout the year? Rosters.
Of course – that was my point that MB923 didn’t get ! We Ballplayers know what we mean !
To be fair, the Yankees could benefit from signing another starter even if Severino is healthy. I’ve been hoping for them to start running a 6 man rotation for a while. CC and Tanaka can benefit from it in the regular season and the other can just be more rested for the playoffs. Then add on the risk of Paxton, CC, Tanaka, and now Severino posting health concerns, a 6 man seems like the way to go for me.
It wouldnt be much of a panic move since it makes sense to do it when theyre all healthy. An injury scare does provide more incentive though
The Red Sox also had Price, Porcello, ERod and Eovaldi. The Yankees starting staff, while solid, isn’t really as good.
The Red Sox problem will be who is their bullpen ?
In all seriousness, the Sox should start the clowns and then bring those five in in the 4th inning.
Boston fans and media will have a mutiny if Sale goes 6 scoreless and a no name coughs up the game in the 8th…
If a Boston opener can give Sale and co a game the Sox are losing by one or two runs, their offense will have 6 innings to right the ship. Bullpen blows it in the 8th or 9th, they only have a few outs.
Think about it…
Sale won plenty in their 17/2 April.
They are great rotation. Going if Nate stays healthy, they could be a force. I wonder if Sev has this problem when he fell apart last season at the end.
I wouldn’t count your chickens before they hatch. The Evil Empire Choked it up at the yr end, plus, I hate to say this but Boone is a nice guy that makes dumb moves.
Maybe the Yankees do need to go get another starter but who out there is going to replace Severino’s production thats available? You mighy as well just wait and see how bad it is. Maybe it wont be serious.
Bad news for Yankees fans.
Yankees have a deep pen and should use the opener strategy with Green 2inn, Holder 2inn, kahnle1, betances 1, ottovino 1, Britton 1 , Chappy close. Also can spot start Loisiga/German for 3-4 innings then run pen. With such a deep pen, there’s enough margin to rotate the arms to stay fresh. Also looks like Sevy misses max a few starts early in the year which may help his late season burn out. Tanaka (underated and great postseason ace) should pitch the season opener. Then Paxton, Happ, openers, bullpen game, and then run CC after he returns from suspension. By Mid April ease Sevy back in. Then ease Monty back late in year as another opener (3-4 inn guy) and replace roster spot for Cessa or German/Los..
Maybe Dallas will finally get a contract
Would he dare shave his beard though?
it’s not what you want.
I miss Joe:(
Begamin… Coming soon to a Wrigley Field near you.
Or Giants since Bochy is retiring
Yes, Joe DiMaggio!
Joe was a much better manager than Aaron Boone will ever be.
SheldonBreathingInBag.GIF (even though I hate that show)
BBT is awesome!!
BB what?
Trident.. Big Bang Theory
Ha!
That show makes me want to bury my head in a wall.
I challenge anyone to watch an episode on YouTube without the laugh track… it’s horrendous.
SeveriNOOOO
get the blankets, i’ll get the pillows. we gotta make his shoulder comfortable ASAP!!
in all seriousness hopefully its nothing serious
Dallas Keuchel is searching for an apartment in Manhattan’s Upper East Side as we speak.
Trump Tower will have vacancies – Maniford’s being sold off cheap by Feds
Haha! I think the Yankees should buy it and save it for Trout 😉
I can bet, Trout will never leave Disney.
Dallas is also seeking a chainsaw to cut that sleeping muskrat off his chin.
Did that contract extension have a medical exam review? To happen so soon afterwards seems like strange timing.
Indeed! I bet Luis called his agent and was like, “my shoulder is going bust soon. Try to get an extension.”
rut-roh.
sign Keuchel ???…Gio ???
All over the Bronx you can hear the collecting sound of thousands of sphincter muscles simultaneously slamming shut.
The mental picture you just painted is way too graphic.
+1
Cash in on these Yankees and now he’s going to take a seat. Classic Yankee.
Cash in — regardless of who is top bidder. Just happens to be NYY more often than not.
Opens the door for Lassgma but they need to be in on Keuchel.
Young flame throwers coming off a ton of innings the prior year are always a huge risk counting on.
I almost rather have an older veteran rotation with a few young arms ready to fill in and a young hard throwing bullpen!
HE GOT PAID FIRST THOUGH! Lol
Right now Scott Boras (Keuchel’s agent) and the Levinsons (Gio’s agent) both have Brian Cashman on speed dial.
Uh oh, this could be devastating for the Yanks.
Or it could be no big deal.
Yeah, hopefully the MRI is clean and it’s just spring training fatigue. Maybe he ramped it up a little too much/fast these last couple of weeks.
Hmmm.. I wonder if he knew there was something wrong hence the contract
The Yankee lack of top end SP and it’s AAAA depth is 100% on Cash and how he has spent his coins.
1. in 15″ he passes on Scherzer
2. In 16′ he passes on Sale
3. In 17′ he passes on verlander
3. In 18′ he passes on Cole
4. in 19′ he passes on Corbin (granted not nearly as good as the above 4)
However, he does resign gardy and CC for 19 mil combined, he does sign happ for 17 per for 3 years (3rd year is an option), trades prospect assets for Gray, todd frazier, kahnle, lynn and many other zeroes etc….I don’t want to hear about how little those prospects have done, because at the time they were highly regarded and commodities.
oh and then refuses right or wrong to sign harper or manny or whoever which would free up some other assets who could haul in a decent arm or 2, but thank god we got DJ.
I’m irate that the Yankee season is predicated on one or two arms (Paxton is the other). the Yankees have the resources to put daylight between them and everyone. there is no excuse
Even if this is nothing it just means that a rock solid bullpen will be overtaxed yet again.
None of this is good and none of this reflects well on a GM so many think is brilliant and a genius.
Hard to disagree with that critique especially given the Sox recent success.
Especially with Parson’s number being so pedestrian outside of Seattle.
Wow this is beyond stupid.
Yes he passed on Scherzer and that was a mistake for every team, but Sale was traded for, Cole and Verlander also traded for. Corbin wasn’t worth that money. Your analogy is way off. Go root for the Mets or the Sawx and stop crying.
so? who cares how they were acquired. each one a miss and a failed opportunity for the yanks and each one a boon for the team that boldly made the move.. The last two teams to win the world series made those deals and has rings. Oh yeah and each one beat the yanks along the way
you present no counter position or points whatsoever.
hindsight 20-20 is easy, huh? no matter how good your team is you will always pass on guys. its an inevitable part of the game.
At the time of its completion, the Gray trade was a good one. You, as well as so many, could not have predicted Gray’s struggles. It was always a possibility but he gave no reasons to think he will put up a 5.00ERA. Besides, the assets they gave up dont really sting. Fowler is ok, though. If you believe Mateo and two injured prospects were highly regarded commodities then you were wrong. Mateo struggled against high A ball pitching and when they saw Mateo get hot in AA ball they traded him when his perceived value would be at his highest, but he was entirely overrated and everyone couldve seen that. I was shocked when the A’s took that trade.
The trade that netted Kahnle and Frazier also netted DRob, who did fantastic. Kahnle had a good 2017 but a lost 2018. Wouldnt call that or what T. Frazier did as a Yankee a zero. The Yankees won that trade so far. I also dont think the prospect package that went out to CHW was all that good of a package even at the time of the trade. It seemed like a fair enough trade but no one was really blown away by the prospects the Yankees sent over.
The Yankees didnt really give up much at all to get Lynn. Tyler Austin probably wont start 1B for the Twins this season.
The Pirates did not want to trade Gerrit Cole to the Yankees unless the Yankees drastically overpaid. Theres a reason why they were asking for Gleyber/Andujar from the Yankees but asked for Moran and Musgrove from the Astros. Besides, the Astros have a knack for reinventing/getting the most out of their pitchers. They did it with Cole, Verlander, Morton, etc. I dont think if Cole went to the Yankees that he would have the same success as he did in HOU.
The Sale trade was for a kings ransom at the time. Im not sure the Yankees had that value in their farm at the time the Red Sox got Sale.
I wanted Corbin too but not for what he got from the Nats. He, and everyone else, got outbid by a wide margin.
Sure, he couldve gotten Verlander and Scherzer but you can go on a rant about how every team that drafted above the Angels couldve gotten Trout or how you coulda shoulda woulda done X, Y, and Z.
Youre literally crying about him making depth signings with Gardner and CC. CC as their 5th best starter is probably the best 5th starter in the game, as he’d be the #3 in most rotations.
I agree with you that he shouldve spent more on the rotation. I just dont necessarily agree with your exact critiques. I think his biggest blunder of the offseason is not getting Kikuchi. Im not sure if he even made an offer. Im not saying Kikuchi is the next best thing I just want the Yankees to run a six-man rotation. However, he did go out and get Paxton. He could always sign Keuchel or Gio if push comes to shove. Im hoping he signs Keuchel to a deal similar to Arrietas and then they run a 6 man.
Nailed it.
Who the hell wants to read term paper posts? OMG !
To be fair I highly doubt that passing on Machado and Harper was his call. Regardless of what he may have said publicly it was probably ownership/Hal not being willing to spend the kind of money required to land either of them this year. He can’t exactly admit it and throw the blame at his boss for being cheap.
Lets see White Sox would have wanted Severino, Judge (both coming off bad 2016 seasons) and probably Gleyber Torres for Chris Sale.. Justin Verlander at the trade deadline of 2017 had almost a 4 ERA and OWED tons of money. Sonny Gray was having a better year based on ERA up to that point.. Verlander wasn’t having a good year until he took off with the Astros and theres no saying he would have done the same with the Yankees because their pitching coaches STINK.
Pirates wanted Andujar and more for Gerritt Cole.. Patrick Corbin signed for 140 million!
guys- All i can say is its Cashman’s call on how he puts the team together. he has failed for 10 years to address their single biggest issue which SP. I have listed at a minimum 5 opportunities where he made the wrong call period. 4 of them were the right call for the Nats, sox and stros, with corbin being a TBD.
several other quick points
1. CC is no #3 Sp nor is he a #4 on any playoff team with a shot at a WS. This is the yankee barometer. Not a #4 SP for the Detroit Tigers or San Diego Padres.
2. The White Sox would have just given up Drob to avoid his contract. But no the genius wanted kahnle and Frazier and ergo had to include rutherford, a top 100 guy. But this is cash’s MO to give up prospects for relievers.
3. I would have given up andujar for cole in a NY minute. Andujar is far more easily replaceable. say machado? This again would have required cash thinking and acting differently. BTW you notice the yanks started the great neil walker over andujar last year, right? and speaking of october how great was happ and CC?
4. Corbin at 6 years 140 is cra cra. But…. isn’t he a safer bet than the what we have now? Paxton and Tanaka have never pitched more than 180 innings. the have the capacity but not the track record so its a risk
lastly…
5. per Forbes the yanks took in 619 Million last year and spent less of a percentage of their income on players than the RAYS.
Stop defending cash cause he won the aaron hicks deal and a couple of others here and there…..
Again, I agree with you that Cash shouldve done more for the rotation. I, again, disagree with how youre going about it. Youve listed 4 moments where your hindsight 20-20 kicks in and goes “hmmm well if he wouldve gotten this player who did good then they wouldve had a player who did good”. Its such a bad way to go about it because everyone everywhere can sit here and tell you which players are good.
1. CC would be a #4 or #5 on most playoff teams, sure. He would be at least a #3 on most teams in the league, though. Not all playoff teams have a stellar rotation anyway.
2. Uh, no. The CWS wouldve given up Frazier to get rid of his contract. Not DRob. DRob possessed a ton of value and was the most valuable asset of that trade.
3. And thats why I am thankful Cash is the GM. You would give up the runner up RoY with a lot of cheap years left on his contract for a pitcher that probably wouldnt do well if he was on the Yankees? I swear, youre on about nothing but hindsight 20-20. Also, 300MM over 10 isnt what I would call an easy replacement. You find me another Andujar that costs the same as him and has just as much years of control and then tell me how easy it would he to pry him from whatever team that guy is on. Also, they started Neil Walker over Gleyber and they started Drury over Andujar. It was because they wanted to delay the MLB service time for Gleyber and they wanted Andujar to fix up his defense a little more. But are you implying that just because they werent the starters on opening day that they arent actually good because the guys they chose to start ahead of them arent good? I mean, I guess Brady isnt all that good because he player behind the great Bledsoe…
For one to talk about how Cash is making tons of mistakes its ironic how you immediately conclude that him not starting Andujar to open the season wasnt a mistake.
4. Every player is a risk. He would he a safer bet at a contract closer to 100MM than 6y/140MM. At those figures he is a bigger risk than Paxton and Tanaka.
5. That is because the luxury tax (a soft salary cap) restricts teams from spending even more than they already do. You also need to consider how the Rays are practically doing the bare minimum to field a team while the Yankees are at the threshold every year. The fact that the Rays spending $50MM on payroll is a larger share of their total income than the share of income the Yankees spend on their payroll is more indicative of how little money the Rays are making and not indicative of how little the Yankees are spending. Do you need to be reminded that the Yankees are spending about 4 times that of the Rays (on payroll alone. that is not to mention their stadium, more extensive staff, etc)? 50MM x 4 = 200MM = near Yankees payroll.
Btw, Cash has done a lot more than do a couple good things “here and there”. He isnt perfect, but he has done a lot more than you have given him credit for. Stay in school
The Yankees success this year is predicated on 2 pitchers?
What a moronic statement. You could say that about every contending team in the sport.
Might as well of said the yankees success is predicated on whether or not the team plane crashes.
The rest of it is just monday morning quarterbacking.
Yanks didn’t have the prospects for sale, boston gave up the top prospect in the game and another top 10 in the game plus 2 others.
Yankees would of had to give up Judge, Severino PLUS.
The Pirates wanted Andujar for Cole.
Do you want Cole for 2 years or Andujar for 7?
You mention Frazier and Kahnle, who both played well in 2017 but leave out the other guy in the tradr drob, who was amazing.
Verlander was 33, had an ERA over 4 and owed a tom of money. No one wanted him, im sure that included you at the time.
The Gray trade was bad, thats probably your only decent point.
But im not sure how cashman is supposed to know a guy is going to meltdown pitching here. Perhaps you can enlighten us? Since you seem to have all the answers, after the fact.
Another term paper – ugh –
+yankeemanuno23
So im taking it that the actual article is too long for you too huh? The articles here are much more like term papers than my comments will ever be, so why are you even here?
Traded guys who have done nothing for Oakland and traded nobodies for Lynn
Glad to see he got paid before. Will never be the same if this is anything in the shoulder
Member when the news of Sonny Gray’s elbow was met with laughter by Yankees fans? Ah…
Good times.
One thing you can always count on when any misfortune happens to the Yanks: just read most of the comments here
Consistency is underrated
As others have indicated above his extension timing seems extremely suspicious at a minimum. I mean if he could have at least made it through spring training and had this pop up in mid April that’s a different story. Two weeks into spring training directly after signing the extension looks pretty shaky at minimum.
I think they have to think Keuchel. I really hope they don’t rush Sevy back. Let him rest
I don’t wish arm injuries, even to my worst of enemies.
Hope he has a full and speedy recovery. He’s got our hitters number.
Go get Gio or Keuchel. This staff was too old and injury prone anyway to expect to go with just the starting 5 for the whole season. Now the healthiest pitcher on the staff has gone down. Definitely need another starter. The youngsters at AAA can’t be counted on for anything more than relief roles right now.
Yankees season over . They are done .
Not over …. yet. But Cash needs to open the checkbook
NOW…rotor cuff stuff is nasty, and CC is not the answer. The pen WILL get overloaded if Sevvy does for down….the rest of this team is rock solid, so Cash HAS to spring the $$$$ !!!
Cash has boxed himself into a corner on this one. options are overpay for CC/Happ clones in Gio or Dallas, use AAAA guys like drew hutchinson, loaisiaga, or German, or try and trade for someone with a decent pedigree who can at least be a #2.
The challenge with trading is that he already depleted the farm and would have to sell on longer term hope.
the frustrating part of this is that it didn’t need to come to this if he had built a SP staff the right way.
Built a staff the right way? Ohhhhh ok I’ll bite? Give us your suggestions.
Listen we all get it, you don’t like Cashman but every example you’ve given has been ridiculous, inaccurate, and fantasy babel. He didn’t box himself in. Injuries happen. If Sale goes down last year for the entire season did Boston box themselves in? In the reality if the game. Injuries happen and you can’t sign or trade for everyone just in case. That’s fantasy land Mlb show stuff. I’m starting to see a pattern with your comments and it’s obvious your not a Yankee fan.
I agree.
well.. lot of teams are in on Dallas short term.. will the Yanks offer him 6 guarantee years to get the job done??
No.
6 what? He’s not getting 4!
Keuchel will sign for 1 year. The problem is, he wants it written in his contract that there will be no funny references to duck dynasty or carrying his lunch in his beard. It’s a contentious issue that he won’t let go.
Even without Sevy, Yanks are still a playoff team….just means they lose the division by 15 games instead of 10……
Season. Over.
I always thought that bringing back CC and not going after more starters first this off-season was a mistake….now there’s not much out there….huge mistake in strategy by Cash.
They got Paxton. You cant have 7 mlb sps
CC had to be resigned for this year. It’s his farewell tour!!! Think of all the cool gifts he’s gonna get.
Yanks need a specific strategy for developing and going after starting pitching – period! Cashman hasn’t & can’t do that, his track record to proves my point. Maybe that’s why Pettite brought in to help do? No WS titles w 2 heAlthy starters since …?
Ugh
You could get Stroman from the Blow Jays for chump change. Everyone is trying to get out of that failing franchise.
Maybe Sonny Gray is avail???
Ut oh