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Yankees: 3 players who won’t be on the roster by August 1

By Zach Pressnell

Brian Cashman, Yankees (Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
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Jul 1, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (40) pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning in game one of a double header at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 1, 2023; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino (40) pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning in game one of a double header at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports /

The 21st century Yankees are typically buyers at the deadline. With that likely to continue in 2023, their roster could look much different come August 1st.

The New York Yankees have never been one to shy away from making trades or spending money in order to improve their team. They aren’t interested in a rebuild or a retool of their roster. The Bronx Bombers prefer to improve their team in any way possible in order to win that season.

That will likely continue at the 2023 trade deadline, as the Yankees have a ton of holes to fill this year. Obviously, they await the return of their superstar, Aaron Judge, but they’re going to need to improve their roster more than that in order to make a push in October.

Yankees rumors: Luis Severino isn’t pitching well enough to stay in this rotation

A crucial piece of being a playoff level team in the MLB, especially in the loaded American League East division, is a starting rotation. The Yankees rotation is tremendous at the top end, when healthy. They feature one of the best pitchers of this generation in Gerrit Cole. After Cole, it gets a bit dicey in New York.

When healthy, Nestor Cortes provides a good piece in the rotation, despite a bit of regression compared to his impressive 2022 season (2.44 ERA in 2022, 5.16 ERA in 2023). Domingo German has shown his ability to pitch, especially recently when he threw a perfect game, the first one in the MLB since 2012. German even has a lower WHIP than their ace, Gerrit Cole.

But Luis Severino sticks out on this pitching staff like a sore thumb. Severino has been terrible this year, with Yankees fans seeing him continue to grow worse through the season.

Over his last two starts, the Yankees starter has allowed 19 hits and 14 runs in under seven innings of work. Both games ended up as uncompetitive losses for the Bronx Bombers. The Yankees need to part ways with the right-hander, as he is doing nothing but hurting the Yankees in 2023.