South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 35: Anderson Severino

With his inclusion on the 40-man, Anderson Severino may have ascended as the org’s top lefty who’s yet to make his MLB debut.Left-Handed Relief Pitcher

5´10´´

190 pounds

Age: 27

SSS rank among all left-handed relief pitchers in the system: 2

Anderson Severino signed with the New York Yankees on June 1, 2013 as an international free agent out of Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic. His professional career got off to a rough start after he tested positive for an anabolic steroid and was suspended for 50 games.

After his suspension, he spent the first four seasons of his career in rookie ball. The next two years (2018-19) were spent in A-ball, as he kept getting passed over for promotions by…