In February 2019, the Yankees signed promising young right-hander Luis Severino to a four-year, $40 million contract extension with a $15 million club option for a fifth season. Prior to inking the deal, he had pitched two excellent seasons in 2017 and 2018. He twirled over 190 innings of fantastic work in both, which helped erase the sour taste he left in 2016 (5.83 ERA) after his strong 2015 MLB debut.
In total, Severino had pitched 518 frames (96 games, 85 starts) of a 3.51 ERA and 3.38 FIP with a 41-25 record, a 2.50 BB/9 and 9.