New York Yankees: With No Trades, are the Yankees Banking on Severino’s Return?

The New York Yankees were one of the most anticipated teams to land a deal before the July 31st trade deadline. Well, 4 pm passed today and the Yankees did not make any last-minute moves. However, they did acquire left-hand pitcher Alfredo Garcia from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Joseph Harvey.

Many fans believed general manager Brian Cashman was going to add before the deadline, especially since he said he had been in contact with pretty much every team. The only thing I could think of that could have hindered this is maybe teams were asking too much in return from the Yankees.

Or maybe Brian Cashman and the Yankees are banking on the return of their ace Luis Severino heading into the remainder of the year?

Luis Severino has missed the entire season this year due to a lat injury. However, there has been recent positive news where it has been reported Severino is nearly ready to throw off a mound, per Lindsay Adler of The Athletic. Manager Aaron Boone has also said, “Sevy’s getting close to being on a mound.”

The right-hander will first have to go through a full spring training before returning to the Bronx. He’ll need to work himself back up to the Major Leagues after missing this significant amount of time. However, I do think Yankee fans will see Severino before the regular season ends. If he stays on track with his throwing program, I think Sevy will be taking the mound in pinstripes very soon.