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'Interesting name' developing for Yankees in possible trade ... and he's on the Mets

'Interesting name' developing for Yankees in possible trade ... and he's on the Mets

Luis Severino may not last a full season with the Mets. Couple the way that he has rebuilt himself — 3.48 ERA in nine starts, 51 2/3 innings — with the Mets' 21-25 start pointing to a team that will struggle to contend over the season and Severino could become a key trade chip at the July 30 deadline. In a conversation with ESPN baseball writer Tim Kurkjian about the surging Yankees potentially being in the market for another starting pitcher to pad their depth, Buster Olney pointed to Severino as being a fit.