By all accounts his stuff is still fine, but his location is a mess and he’s mighty prone to gopher balls. (The Post’s Davidoff reassuringly points out, however, there’s giving up home runs, and then there’s giving up home runs):
https://nypost.com/2018/08/13/yankees-must-resist-hitting-luis-severino-panic-button-for-now/
Pedro likes Severino, so I do too...but at 6 starts now or so, this streak has to be a real concern.Second of all, how badly did Severino really pitch on Monday night? Consider the distances of the two homers, courtesy of MLB’s Statcast: Amed Rosario’s leadoff shot in the first inningtraveled an estimated 378 feet. And after the Yankees knotted the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the third, veteran Jose Bautista broke the tie in the fourth with a modest flyball that traveled 353 feet into the seats. These were not bombs. When you throw in Severino’s strikeout-to-walk ratio, it doesn’t call for drastic measures
https://nypost.com/2018/08/13/yankees-must-resist-hitting-luis-severino-panic-button-for-now/
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