Luis Severino Has Done The Impossible And One-Upped Alek Manoah As The Worst Starting Pitcher In Baseball

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The Yankees took the first two of a crucial four game set against the Baltimore Orioles to begin the week. It made fans forget a little bit about how mediocre the team's play was the previous week against Oakland and St. Louis that saw them go 3-3. Winning, or possibly sweeping a series against a team you're chasing atop the Wild Card standings would do wonders for the team's confidence as they near the All Star Break. Hell, the fans deserved to have something positive for all the shit they've endured to this point. 

Well, last night the bullpen laid a rare egg and spoiled a really nice outing by youngster Randy Vasquez. The offense couldn't come up with enough to comeback and they lost 6-3. Fine, just win Thursday night, take the series and don't lose the momentum. The struggling Luis Severino took the mound trying to right his lackluster season. Shove against Baltimore and start moving in the right direction.

As I'm typing this it's 13-0 Orioles in the 5th inning. Here's what Severino did. 

Severino, once again was absymal. The two time All-Star and former ace continues to look like a shell of himself this season. Finally healthy and set up to cash in on a nice contract year performance the right hander has done nothing but shit the bed. I've gone on this forum during the year and mocked the bizarre year that Alek Manoah has had. A guy who finished in the top 3 of Cy Young voting last year had seemingly forgotten how to pitch. Well, ya know what? Severino is right up there with him, if not worse. I can't make heads or tails of who I'd rather him. Life on the line and you need 15 outs from someone who do you choose? Probably doesn't matter, you're dying either way. 

The Orioles had their way with Severino tonight, tagging him for 10 hits in less than three innings of work. Here's how his season has shaken out prior to tonight. Spoiler alert it's a lot of bad. 

Three good/acceptable starts and five bad ones, six including tonight. 

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Severino will tell you he's completely healthy and is as confused as we are as to why this is happening. His location has been terrible and almost every pitch that getting teed off on is right over the heart of the plate. The man's confidence is shot. He has zero ability to get outs right now and something has to be done. 

So what can you do?

Well, Carlos Rodon finally makes his season debut Friday night vs. the Cubs. Thank the lord for that, especially after this shitshow. You're still missing Nestor Cortes Jr. who looks to be targeting early August as his return. I think if Severino was doing his thing you'd be looking at moving either Domingo German or Clarke Schmidt to the pen when that time comes. Now I don't see how that's even an option. Hell, how do you let Severino make another start with how he's looked? Jhony Brito and Randy Vasquez deserve starts more than him right now. 

It would take Severino agreeing to it, but you have to send him to Tampa to work on what's going on here. Sending him out every fifth day isn't doing anyone any good. For everyone's sake just phantom IL this and try to break down the issues. If he's truly healthy it has to be a mechanical issue that is fixable. Fix it. 

By the way if you want a laugh, tomorrow night is Luis Seveirno bobblehead night at the stadium. You have to cancel that right? Say the truck fell over on the highway or drove into a river. If you let Yankee fans get their hands on that bobblehead it's either gonna go right in the trash and/or end up like Pierre the Pelican did after Mintzy's unboxing at the Nola game. I'm just watching the rest of this game now to see if they make Michael Kay do a promo for the event. What a disaster. 

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P.s. Ever since Frankie Borrelli slapped Severino on his ass at the All Star Game in Washington D.C. he's never been the same. I'm so sad.