Yankees 2017 youth movement in review: Casa de suenos

RHP Luis Severino; 23

It’s unclear whose dream came true more in 2017: Severino or Yankees fans. Sevvy went from hopeful fourth starter to probable starter in the Wild Card game. That’s what happens when your 29 starts so far leave a 2.93 ERA mark on the game.

And it gets even better than that. Luis has thrown 184.1 innings but given up only 141 hits, helping him build a WHIP of 1.031. Add his 218 strikeouts, and Severino becomes a pitcher most teams can only dream of.

I recently wrote about Severino and had no interest in running down all of his many superlatives again. Suffice to say, Sevvy is third in the AL in ERA and WHIP, and fourth in strikeouts. He’s currently third in the unofficial CY Young voting with a chance to finish second to Corey Kluber.

Most importantly, he’s the Yankees ace and likely to start their inevitable one-game playoff.

Luis Severino is the best pitching prospect the Yankees have produced since Andy Pettitte. He throw’s 100 mph easily and has wipe out breaking stuff. And he’s not a full free agent until 2023. If Severino is a dream, I never want to wake.

Perhaps only one baby Yankee found more wish fulfillment in 2017. And you can probably see him from wherever you are.