Luis Severino Close To Throwing On Mound rotoballer.com Thu 2/18/21 1:39 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) has been playing catch and is expected to throw off of a mound within the next few weeks. Severino missed the entire 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in February, and the 26-year-old appears to be on track for his original target return date sometime in June or July of this season. Severino is an ace when healthy with a 3.13 ERA and 29% strikeout rate since the start of 2017, and fantasy managers should be encouraged by his ...
Luis Severino On Track For July Return rotoballer.com Wed 10/14/20 1:47 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) has been throwing from 90 feet and is expected to rejoin the team in June or July of next season as long as he continues to avoid setbacks. Severino underwent Tommy John surgery in late February after experiencing forearm soreness during the 2019 postseason, and the 26-year-old missed the entire 2020 season as a result. A fantasy ace when healthy, Severino had posted a 3.18 ERA with a 28.8% strikeout rate over his last two full MLB ...
Luis Severino Placed On The 60-Day Injured List rotoballer.com Sun 6/28/20 5:38 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list on Sunday. Severino underwent Tommy John surgery in late February and will miss the entire 2020 season as he recovers, with an expected return in June of next season. Severino is an elite fantasy option when healthy with a 3.13 ERA and a 29% strikeout rate since 2017, but his recovery timeline makes him a factor in dynasty leagues only this year.
Luis Severino Recovering From Tommy John Surgery rotoballer.com Sun 5/31/20 1:14 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) is reportedly progressing well from his offseason Tommy John surgery. Severino underwent the surgery in February, and if he can continue to progress without setbacks then he should be healthy for the start of the 2021 season. Severino is a fantasy ace when healthy with an impressive 3.13 ERA and a 4.53 K:BB over the past three seasons. Although sometimes portrayed as injury-prone, Severino had back-to-back seasons with more than 190 ...
Luis Severino Has Successful Tommy John Surgery rotoballer.com Thu 2/27/20 10:25 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) had Tommy John surgery on Thursday. Severinos surgery was reportedly successful, and the pitcher also had a bone chip removed from his elbow in the process. Severinos best-case scenario for a return date seems to be the start of the 2021 season, but its more likely that Severino will return sometime around May of next year. Still, its encouraging that Severinos surgery went well and that his bone-chip issue was resolved. When healthy, ...
Luis Severino Needs Tommy John Surgery rotoballer.com Tue 2/25/20 3:52 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) needs Tommy John surgery. Severino came into spring training with forearm discomfort and elbow issues, and the pitcher got bad news upon further evaluation. If Severino opts to get the surgery early then he could be back in time for Opening Day next season, but the Yankee ace will miss all of 2020 and should be left off of non-dynasty fantasy rosters.
Luis Severino Leaves Camp For Testing rotoballer.com Fri 2/21/20 1:23 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (elbow) has left camp and is headed to New York for a battery of tests starting Monday. The Yankees don't know how long Severino will need to be shut down, and manager Aaron Boone said it's too early to say if the 26-year-old will be ready for the start of the season. Severino only feels pain in his right arm when he throws changeups, but two offseason MRI exams and a CT scan in the offseason didn't show any structural damage. The right-hander ...
Luis Severino Shut Down With Forearm Soreness rotoballer.com Thu 2/20/20 2:11 PM
New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (forearm) is being shut down with forearm soreness and will be evaluated on Friday. The arm issue has been bothering him off and on since last October. Severino is a high-end fantasy starter when he's healthy -- he was an All-Star in 2017 and 2018 -- but he made just three starts for the Yankees in 2019 because of arm issues. This is a concerning development early in camp, but we'll wait to see what the doctors have to say. As of right now, the ...
Luis Severino 2020 Outlook: Health Remains The Biggest Question rotoballer.com Mon 1/20/20 12:27 AM
The answer to your question is health because New York Yankees starter Luis Severinos fantasy value is probably going to come down to just how much you can trust his health after last year's lost season. Bogged down with injuries almost all of 2019, Severino didnt make his first start until September 17 and ended up making only two more, finishing with a total of just 12 innings pitched. In that brief sample, Severino had a 35.4% K-rate and averaged 96.2 mph on his fastball, which was a tick or ...
Luis Severino Bitten By Home Run Bug rotoballer.com Wed 10/16/19 12:41 AM
New York Yankees starter Luis Severino pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, in the teams 4-1 loss to the Astros in Game 3 of the ALCS. Severino struck out six but allowed five hits, including a pair of solo home runs in the first two innings. When facing an opponent like Houston's starter Gerrit Cole, those two runs were enough to sink Severino's chances of winning. Severino was pulled after 97 pitches, walking three and failing to get deep into the game. The right-hander should be good ...