Exactly one week before what would have been the second Opening Day start of his career, Luis Severino was lightly throwing inside the New York Yankees' spring training ballpark in Tampa, Florida.
After finishing his 50 tosses on flat ground, he didn't go anywhere near a mound. From a throwing standpoint, the pitcher did nothing else that day.
For the foreseeable future, he will have more days like that. The Yankees' ace, who last month signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension, will be spending the first week of the season -- and significantly longer -- more than 1,000 miles away from Yankee Stadium.