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3 MLB Landing Spots for SP Luis Severino Before Trade Deadline

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jake Elman | Last updated Jul 2, 2025 10:59 AM ET

Forget one-and-done: Athletics starting pitcher Luis Severino will likely barely make it half a season in Sacramento.

Severino all but requested a trade only months after signing a three-year, $67 million deal with the A's. Although the two-time All-Star owns a 5.09 ERA over 104 1/3 innings, most of that damage has come at Sutter Health Park. Severino has a 6.79 ERA in 57 home innings compared to a 3.04 road ERA.

Severino recently made it clear he's frustrated pitching at a minor-league ballpark, and the A's don't sound thrilled with their marquee signing. Rarely do situations like these end well unless the two part ways.

Less than a month before the July 31 trade deadline, let's look at which teams should try acquiring the veteran starter.

Los Angeles Dodgers

If things continue as they are, you may be pitching for the Dodgers come October. Injuries have ravaged their rotation all season, with Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow potentially set to return later this month. However, Japanese import Roki Sasaki (right shoulder) remains out indefinitely, and Tony Gonsolin (right elbow) is a massive question mark.

The 31-year-old Severino offers an immediate upgrade in durability, and his postseason experience bodes well for a Dodgers team with clear championship aspirations. It also helps that Dodgers can also absorb his contract without problem.

New York Mets

How about a Severino-Mets reunion, one which probably should have happened several months ago? Severino posted 11 wins and a 3.91 ERA for the Mets last year, his most productive campaign since 2018.

Mets ace Kodai Senga (right hamstring strain) is expected back in July, and Sean Manaea begins a rehab assignment this week. That shouldn't stop the Mets from pursuing another starter, especially after recently losing Griffin Canning to a season-ending Achilles injury.

Luis Severino, Wicked 86mph Sweeper.

19 inches of horizontal break. pic.twitter.com/kS4PE15o5Q
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 28, 2025

New York Yankees

Speaking of reunions, Severino certainly makes sense for the struggling Yankees. He recorded a 3.79 ERA during eight years with the Bombers, even finishing third in AL Cy Young voting as a 23-year-old in 2017.

Although injuries took their toll and accelerated his departure, Severino nonetheless left the Yankees on good terms. There's no reason to believe that neither Brian Cashman nor Aaron Boone wouldn't want Severino back, outside of him becoming the club's latest expensive starting pitcher.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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