TAMPA — Luis Severino is not looking forward to his first visit to the salary arbitration process.
Scheduled for a hearing on Friday in St. Petersburg, the Yankees’ best starter asked for $5.25 million and the Yankees countered with $4.40 million after the sides didn’t reach a deal before numbers were exchanged.
Like many clubs, the Yankees don’t settle the difference after the money has been filed and leave the case in the hands of an arbitration judge.
“Of course,” Severino said Wednesday when asked if the process was something he would like to avoid and explained he had to check with his agent, Nelson Montes de Oca from REP 1, for the hearing’s date and time.