Yankees fans react to team exercising option for Luis Severino, bringing back former ace for 1 more year

Luis Severino's team option for 2023 was just exercised, signaling that he will remain in pinstripes for at least one more year.

The New York Yankees haven't wasted much time bringing back key contributors. There's more to be done, however, namely signing Aaron Judge to what will likely be a lifetime contract, but this is the Yankees' first step.

Severino has had poor injury luck recently, even missing a chunk of time last year. However, he was frustrated with being put on the 60-day IL when he felt he could return sooner, so perhaps the team was overly cautious this time around.

Either way, they like what they have seen from the pitcher and want to keep him around for the next season as they attempt to finally make it back to the World Series.

Yankees fans have had a wide variety of reactions to this news.

There is an inherent injury risk with Severino as he has missed time in every season since 2017. However, when healthy, he is one of the most electric starters in the game. The Yankees will need that next season.

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What will the Yankees rotation look like next year with Luis Severino?

No matter what, Gerritt Cole is the ace of the Yankees. He will be the first starter and he will be followed by everyone else. This past season, Nestor Cortes took the number two spot, but that could easily be Severino's.

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In all likelihood, Cole will start first, followed by the newly signed pitcher, with Cortes third. Frankie Montas, a prized trade deadline acquisition, will probably be the fourth starter.

The Yankees do not have a fifth starter as Jameson Taillon is a free agent and Jordan Montgomery was traded away at the deadline.

They may go all-in and sign Justin Verlander or Jacob deGrom, which would place either of them at the number one spot and push everyone else down. That would form one of the best and deepest rotations in baseball.

What's more likely is that they sign someone less prestigious to slot into the middle of their rotation. A lefty, given how important they are in Yankee Stadium, makes sense.

Carlos Rodon, Clayton Kershaw, Sean Manaea, Mike Minor and Wade Miley fit the bill. They could also look at Nathan Eovaldi, Aaron Nola or Chris Bassitt as their final starter.