New York Yankees Editorial: The Key to the Yankees Success in Stuck in the Minors

All this talk about which starting pitchers the Yankees should inquire upon and bring in before the July 31st MLB trade deadline has thrown armchair GMs into a frenzy.

All this talk about Adam Warren being canned from the Yankees rotation and C.C. Sabathia being damaged goods has divided the entire Yankees fan base in half.

The Yankees are desperately seeking an answer to their starting pitching woes, but unfortunately, the answer isn’t one most Yankee fans want to hear.

The key to the Yankees success is 21-year old ace Luis Severino, yet the flame-throwing right hander is stuck in the Yankees minors just waiting for a major league call up.

According to Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, several major league hitters say Severino is the real deal, and one told The Post, “I’d love to see Severino get a shot up here.”

So when exactly will he get his shot? Who knows.

The fact is, young players with Severino’s caliber always give their team a spark. Calling up new players from the farm excites a roster as much as it does a fan base. Look at what Long Island native Steven Matz did for the Mets this past weekend.

It’s not like the Yankees would necessarily be rushing Severino to the minors in order to fill a void in their starting pitching. As a matter of fact, according to Kernan, scouts are saying that they believe Severino is on the cusp of a major league call-up. His next AAA start is on Wednesday at Triple-A, where he’ll look to build on his 3-0 record and 1.73 ERA for the RailRiders.

In my opinion, keeping Severino down in Scranton is a complete wast of time. The only way he’s ever going to be ready to contribute to the Yankees for a full season is to get him the necessary experience needed. And the only way to do that is too call him up to the major league squad, which happens to be in desperate need of quality pitching.

The last two outings by Masahiro Tanaka and C.C. Sabathia have been absolutely atrocious. Adam Warren is now the seventh-inning man, and Michael Pineda and Ivan Nova need a better supporting cast.

Unfortunately the perfect man for the job is stuck down in the Scranton.

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