The Yankees’ starting rotation was the biggest question mark heading into the season, and it was a major part of the team’s eventual downfall in the ALDS. Aside from Masahiro Tanaka in Game Two, no starter lasted through the fourth inning of any game in the four game defeat. One of those starters to trip and fall was Luis Severino, who was tagged for six earned runs through three innings in a Game Three loss.
Throughout the first half of the season, it appeared Severino was going to shoulder the load of the shaky rotation behind him.