After bursting onto the Bronx scene with an absolutely stellar first cup of coffee in the majors (5-3, 2.89 ERA in 2015), the 22-year old took a discouraging step back in ’16.
In as many starts as he registered in his rookie campaign (11), Severino went 0-8 with an 8.50 ERA and served up 11 home runs in 47.2 innings of work. His K/9 ratio also declined from 8.1 to 7.7 while his opponent’s batting average spiked from .229 to .337.
The silver lining of his sophomore season was, however, his concise stint in a relief role.