Whether the Yankees make the playoffs or not, something good will have come out of this season. And we’re not talking about Alex Rodriguez and his semi-inspirational return from steroid jail at age 40.
No. This is about a 21-year-old kid who GM Brian Cashman refused to give up. By the time this is over, Luis Severino may prove that the moves a lifelong trader doesn’t make are sometimes the best.
Actually, Cashman didn’t have to bite down hard at all to resist his trade instincts and keep the right-handed Dominican. And Severino showed he was worth keeping around Saturday in a 107-pitch performance against the Indians that resulted in his first career win.