Fansided · Aug 15, 2016
Luis Severino Becoming Yankees’ Latest Failed Homegrown Starter
Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy, even Mariano Rivera and Dellin Betances didn’t pan out in the Yankees’ attempts to develop reliable starting pitching through the farm. Now, in parts of two Major League seasons, Luis Severino is continuing the troubling trend.
The Yankees have trouble developing starters, and Luis Severino is their most recent disappointment. Continuing to outdo himself, in the most negative sense, Severino’s latest clunker lasted only 3 2/3 innings Sunday afternoon, when the Tampa Bay Rays bruised him for eight hits (including three doubles and two homers) and seven runs.