The downfall of right-handed pitcher Luis Severino (29)안전놀이터 who was once the ace of the New York Yankees, is not unusual. He has a season with an ERA of 8 points for the first time in his baseball life, and his value is plummeting ahead of free agency.
Severino made a relief mound as the second pitcher in the second inning of an away game against the Chicago White Sox on the 10th (Korean time). After starter Ian Hamilton blocked the first inning without a run as an opener, Severino was put in as a “bulk guy” throwing long innings from the second inning. Aaron Boone, the Yankees manager, used a strategy from the second inning to save Severino, who was particularly weak in the first inning with an ERA of 13.85 as a starter.
However, as soon as Severino came up in the second inning, he piled up runners with doubles and hits before hitting a three-run home run by Oscar Gonzalez. In the 3rd inning, after giving up a hit to Louis Robert Jr., he allowed consecutive steals, and was hit by a double by Yoann Moncada and allowed an extra run. Severino, who climbed the mound in the 4th inning, but went down the mound after allowing leader Yasmani Grandal a straight walk, suffered his 7th loss (2 losses) of the season with 5 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, 2 strikeouts and 4 runs in 2 innings. . His earned run average soared from 7.74 to 8.06.
The Yankees, who failed to save Severino, lost the game 2-9. The American League (AL) wild card third place Toronto Blue Jays widened the gap to sixth place by 5.5 games. Carlos Rodon, who was recruited as a free agent with a huge amount of money, is on the injured list again with a hamstring injury, and Domingo Hermann, who achieved a perfect game, is out for the season for treatment for alcoholism. .
According to local media including the ‘New York Post’, after the game, Severino expressed frustration, saying, “I’m having the worst year of my baseball life,” and said, “I don’t know what more I can do, but I’m willing to do anything to get better than I am now.” there is. He likes to throw as a starter, but it’s not good this year,” he said, saying he would take on any role without insisting on starting. Director Boone said, “There were a lot of mistakes,” and said, “We will discuss all options. We will find a way to make him right.”
Severino, a right-hander from the Dominican Republic, was a 100 mph fireballer. After his 2015 major league debut, he made the leap to an ace in his third year. He played in 31 games (193⅓ innings) in 2017 with an average ERA of 2.98 and 230 strikeouts, and in 32 games (191⅓ innings) in 2018 with an average ERA of 3.39 and 220 strikeouts, and was selected as an All-Star for the second consecutive year. He had such an impact that he was ranked 3rd among AL Cy Young in 2017.
Ahead of the 2019 season, he signed a 4-year + 1-year contract extension of up to $52.5 million, but after that, he continued to suffer from shoulder rotator cuff inflammation, elbow ligament surgery, and latissimus dorsi muscle injuries. He only appeared in 7 games for 3 years from 2019 to 2021, but showed the possibility of a rebound with a 3.18 ERA of 7 wins and 3 losses in 19 games (102 innings) last year, and the Yankees executed a $15 million team option in 2023.
However, he got off to a shaky start as he was placed on the injured list after injuring his lats before the season. Although he has been in the big leagues since May, he is having his worst year with 2 wins and 7 losses and an ERA of 8.06 in 14 games (63⅔ innings). The highest earned run average since his debut, surpassing last 2016 (5.83). Even compared to his career earned run average (3.81), it is more than twice as high.
Severino, whose four-seam fastball average velocity (97.6 miles → 96.4 miles) has fallen from his heyday in 2018, has lost command, resulting in an increase in not only walks but also misspellings in the middle. In the meantime, health has always been a problem, but now, as his grades plummeted, the FA contract after the season was sold out.