Luis Severino reaches a four-year deal with the New York Yankees
The 24-year-old Dominican pitcher has reached an agreement to extend his contract with the New York Yankees in a four years and 40 million dollar deal.
The New York Yankees will have pitcher for a while after reaching an agreement with Luis Severino, the Dominican player of 24 years who will remain for four years with the team.
Severino gets $40M for 4 yrs guaranteed with an option. #Yankees
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) February 15, 2019
Both parts avoided going to arbitration with this deal that consists of a four-year $40 million deal that will grant him 40 million dollars over a four-year contract with an option for a fifth season which covers one season of free agency.
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In case of the Yankees making valid the fifth year option, Severino would reach the free agency by age 29 and could earn $15 million for the extra campaign.
Severino package: Sign $2M. 2019: $4M. 2020: $10M
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) February 15, 2019
2021: $10.25M. 2022: $11M
2023 (club option): $15M with $2.75M buyout. So can max out at $52.25M #Yankees
The most outstanding of 2018
The Dominican was one of the best pitchers of the MLB team, coming off a ninth-place finish in Cy Yong Award voting. He got 19 wins in 32 starts last season recording a 129 ERA and 4.78 strikeouts per walk summing a total of 220 strikeouts with an average fastball of 97.6 miles ph for the second year in a row.