Luis Severino

A Cy Young Award contender though June, Severino imploded with a 5.20 ERA over the final three months. That inconsistency is perilous for a staff headliner, but he still finished 2018 with a 3.39 ERA, 2.95 FIP, and 220 strikeouts. Despite his start-by-start inconsistency, he has delivered on a macro level in consecutive seasons. There's enough uncertainty to push him below the top tier of aces, but he's a top-12 starter who still brandishes a Cy Young ceiling.

Luis Severino agrees to four-year, $40 million deal with Yankees

The Yankees and Luis Severino have reportedly agreed to a four-year, $40 million contract extension that includes a fifth-year club option.

Fantasy Impact

Severino was under team control for all four years of the deal, so in essence, all this does is give Severino a guaranteed paycheck rather than taking his chances with arbitration. But the fifth-year option, if the Yankees exercised it, would buy out the first year of Severino's free agency. Either way, Severino will be with the Yankees for several more years, and should continue to be one of the top pitchers in baseball.