Luis Severino

Welcome to another edition of my subscriber mailbag! If you're wondering where this paywall thing came from, please read about that here. Today's mailbag gets into Luis Severino's solid start, the future of the Blue Jays, the trajectory of Nationals prospect James Wood, and assessing free agent mega-contracts. Dmitry asks: I noticed Luis Severino is…

Welcome to another edition of my subscriber mailbag! If you're wondering where this paywall thing came from, please read about that here. Today's mailbag gets into Luis Severino's solid start, the future of the Blue Jays, the trajectory of Nationals prospect James Wood, and assessing free agent mega-contracts. Dmitry asks: I noticed Luis Severino is…

The Mets are bringing up top pitching prospect Christian Scott for his debut against the Rays on Saturday. At least temporarily, he steps into a rotation that includes Jose Quintana, Luis Severino, Jos Butt and Sean Manaea. If Scott sticks in the rotation, right-hander Adrian Houser could be the odd man out. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Houser…

The Mets are bringing up top pitching prospect Christian Scott for his debut against the Rays on Saturday. At least temporarily, he steps into a rotation that includes Jose Quintana, Luis Severino, Jos Butt and Sean Manaea. If Scott sticks in the rotation, right-hander Adrian Houser could be the odd man out. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Houser…

On the two-year anniversary of the Mets' combined no-hitter, Luis Severino nearly recorded the third no-no in franchise history. The 30-year-old starter tossed seven no-hit innings in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs, giving up his only hit allowed in the eighth inning. Severino finished after 8.0 IP, allowing one run on one hit with two walks, a hit-by-pitch, and five strikeouts.