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Even Without Luis Severino, Yankees Should Be American League Favorites

The Yankees will be without Luis Severino for the entire 2020 season while he recovers from Tommy John surgery. They will begin the season without their No. 2 and 3 starters. And they are still the best team in the American League, if not all of Major League Baseball.

After signing Gerrit Cole this offseason, we expected New York would have a super rotation to go with perhaps the team’s most potent lineup in years. Manager Aaron Boone wouldn’t have to worry about overworking his elite bullpen with such a staff. Brian Cashman even considered trading J.