Luis Severino needs Tommy John surgery:

“His plan is to have it done as soon as possible,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday.

Severino was scratched from throwing his second bullpen session in camp last week and didn’t take part in pitchers’ fielding drills. After the workout, manager Aaron Boone said Severino had been dealing with forearm discomfort that started after Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros.

The Yankees will already be without pitcher James Paxton through at least April after the left-hander underwent a procedure to remove a cyst as well as a microscopic lumbar surgery. Domingo German must serve the final 63 games of an 81-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. He is eligible to return June 5, barring any postponements.

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Pitching remains a crap shoot. On the bright side, the Yankees won 103 games without Severino for the most of the 2019 season, and a ton of injuries. It might be difficult to maintain that level of depth again. Getting Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton back completely healthy might mean the offense can generate enough runs to cover a lot of pitching problems.