Wild Card Game: making the case for Luis Severino

Note: The Yankees have to make a decision on who will start the AL Wild Card game next Wednesday. We will be making the case for each of the three possibilities: Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, and J.A. Happ.

Luis Severino came into this season as the unquestioned ace of the Yankees. He had a phenomenal year last season, finishing third in the AL Cy Young race. And through the first half of this season, Sevy was one of the best pitchers in baseball. At the all-star break, he had a 2.31 ERA to go along with stellar strikeout and walk numbers. Since then? Well, it has been a struggle.

In the second half, Sevy has pitched to a 5.74 ERA and given up nine home runs in just 58 innings. That works…