New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino is coming off of an amazing 2017 season and catcher Erik Kratz thinks that Severino is set to be the next big time ace. "Obviously everybody sees his stuff," Kratz said Thursday after catching Severino's first official outing of spring training. "But his confidence in throwing it where he wants to is up there with some of the best guys that I've caught — guys like [Roy] Halladay and [Cliff] Lee and [Cole] Hamels." Severino was 14-6 with a 2.98 ER[...]

This article references Aaron Judge, Carlos Gonzalez, Chase Anderson, Corey Kluber, Daniel Mengden, Ervin Santana, J.D. Martinez, Jimmy Nelson, Jose Ramirez, Julio Teheran, Luis Severino, Matt Olson, Mike Leake, Mitch Haniger, Stephen Strasburg and more! The 2018 MLB season is getting closer and closer, making fantasy owners want to get any piece of information that would help them hold their team's construction leading into this season. It is wise to look through performances at the end of the 2017 season to see if players are able to turn late-season success into a strong start for 2018. Before we look at the players in this article, one disclosure: players like Aaron Judge, Jose Ramirez, J.D. Martinez, Corey Kluber, Luis Severino, and Step[...]Keep on reading: September Sleepers, April Keepers? Breakout Candidates for 2018

This article references Carlos Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Luis Severino, Robbie Ray, Yu Darvish and more! We continue our long-running series of articles debating fantasy rankings with a player that is sure to be one of the first few pitchers off the board in all formats. Or is he? RotoBaller's expert writers have come up with our consensus rankings for mixed leagues, but that doesn't mean we agreed on everything. In this space, we'll hear from rankers with the biggest differences of opinion on a well-known player and have them defend their position against each other. Today, the topic is th[...]Keep on reading: Luis Severino Rankings Debate - Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

This article references Adam Eaton, Alex Reyes, Dinelson Lamet, Ervin Santana, Jose Berrios, Lance Lynn, Lucas Giolito, Luis Castillo, Luis Severino, Luke Weaver, Mike Leake, Noah Syndergaard, Robbie Ray and more! The first year in the big leagues is full of ups and downs for most players, particularly pitchers. Adjusting to the best hitters in the world simply takes time, and many hurlers need multiple seasons to find their footing. Thus, identifying breakout candidates among second-year pitchers is no easy task, as the league has time to adjust to them just as much as they have time to adjust to the league. But doing so (or at least attempting to) is imperative for fantasy managers, especially dyna[...]Keep on reading: Second-Year Pitchers Poised for a Breakout

This article references Byron Buxton, David Dahl, Ian Desmond, Luis Severino, Max Kepler, Nomar Mazara, Rafael Devers, Raimel Tapia, raisel iglesias, Rhys Hoskins, Ryan McMahon and more! Fantasy owners are way too quick to cast aside players who initially underperform their talent level. It's safe to say we're too obsessed with age-adjusted production. If a rookie shows up with a ton if hype and busts early, fantasy gamers have no problem tossing the player aside in search for a shinier untested asset. Post-hype breakouts happen every year. Just last year we saw Byron Buxton, Luis Severino, and Raisel Iglesias take that long-awaited next step forward. This phenomenon occurs [...]Keep on reading: Post-Hype Outfielders Set to Breakout in 2018

This article references Luis Severino and more! New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino worked with Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez in the Dominican Republic this offseason and is ready for another big workload in 2018 after he threw 193 1/3 innings during the regular season and another 16 in four playoff starts. Severino tossed 151 1/3 innings in 2016. "That was why I worked out so hard in my offseason," Severino said. "I knew that I was going to throw a lot of innings. Not that many, but I feel good right now." The young right-hander w[...]Keep on reading: Luis Severino Prepared For Another Big Workload

This article references Aaron Altherr, Aaron Judge, Chase Anderson, Cody Bellinger, Eddie Rosario, Jose Berrios, Justin Verlander, Kyle Barraclough, Luis Severino, Marwin Gonzalez, Mike Trout, Trevor Story and more! If you're a voracious consumer of baseball analysis -; a judgment that, if you're reading one of my articles almost three months before the season starts, I would deem fair -; you've heard the following phrase plenty of times: Better a year too early than a year too late. This, of course, refers to older players' inevitable decline. The sentiment is simple and sensible. You'd rather miss out on a player's last good year in the sun than risk suffering through paying full freight on a season whe[...]Keep on reading: Forgetting The One That Got Away

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (shoulder) wasn't sent for any additional tests and will be the team's Game 6 starter for the Championship Series, if necessary. The Yankees are in an 0-2 hole in the series and must do some work to give Severino another start this season. He was light[...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino was pulled early in Game 2 of the Championship Series on Saturday due to concerns about his shoulder, according to manager Joe Girardi. However, Severino checked out fine and was lobbying to remain in the game. The right-hander allowed just one run in [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino will start against the Twins in Tuesday's American League wild-card game. Severino had a breakout season and was easily the Yankees best starter in 2017. He compiled a 14-6 record with a 2.98 ERA, 1.04 [...]