{"id":901197,"date":"2026-10-31T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/901197\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T15:40:09","slug":"luis-severino-to-exercise-player-option-remain-with-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/901197\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Severino To Exercise Player Option, Remain With A’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics right-hander Luis Severino<\/a> will exercise his $22MM player option and forgo a return to the open market, as first reported<\/a> by Mike Rodriguez of Rompiendo Sports. Severino will remain with the A\u2019s in their final season in Sacramento before becoming a free agent in the 2027-28 offseason.<\/p>\n

Although Severino previously expressed dissatisfaction<\/a> with the facilities at Sutter Health Park, it\u2019s no surprise that the veteran will stick around for the third and final year of his contract. Severino posted a 4.16 ERA over 12 starts and 62 2\/3 innings before going on the 15-day injured list at the end of May with a strain of his shoulder capsule and subscapularis muscle. The injury proved to be season-ending, as Severino was able to resume throwing but didn\u2019t get deep enough into his recovery process to even begin a minor league rehab assignment.<\/p>\n

Between this shortened season and his so-so performance in 2025, Severino wouldn\u2019t have made anywhere close to $22MM in free agency. Opting out of his deal also would\u2019ve meant hitting the open market in offseason that is bound to be interrupted by a lockout, so it makes plenty of sense for Severino to take his guaranteed payday and focus entirely on returning to the mound in 2027 (Severino\u2019s age-33 season).<\/p>\n

Severino\u2019s last stint in free agency saw him join the Athletics on a three-year, $67MM guarantee in December 2024 \u2014 the largest free agent contract in A\u2019s franchise history. The first two years of the deal have seen Severino deliver a 4.43 ERA in 41 starts and 225 1\/3 innings. He\u2019s no longer a strikeout artist like he was at his peak with the Yankees, as Severino has struck out a below-average 19.4% of opponents with the A\u2019s (24% in this season\u2019s limited action). The righty\u2019s 8.3% walk rate and 42% ground ball rate in 2025-26 are slightly better than the league average.<\/p>\n

As one might expect,\u00a0Severino\u2019s metrics have been a lot better on the road than in Sacramento. In 20 home starts as an Athletic, he has a 5.85 ERA and has allowed 14.2% of fly balls to leave the yard. In 21 away starts, Severino has a 3.14 ERA and 6.0% HR\/FB rate. He\u2019s also held opponents to a .640 OPS on the road compared to an .823 OPS at Sutter Health Park.<\/p>\n

With these splits in mind, it\u2019s not out of the question that Severino could be traded this winter. The A\u2019s explored dealing Severino at the 2025 trade deadline but were reportedly<\/a> not eager to eat much of the remaining money on the right-hander\u2019s contract. While $22MM isn\u2019t a small sum, perhaps the A\u2019s are more open to covering a portion of this remaining salary to help facilitate a deal. Alternatively, the A\u2019s could deal Severino for another player on an unwanted contract.<\/p>\n

Given how much the A\u2019s need rotation help and how difficult it is to convince other pitchers to come to Sacramento, however, the likelier scenario is that Severino just returns as the veteran anchor of a young rotation. The A\u2019s declined<\/a> their club option on Jeffrey Springs<\/a> yesterday, leaving Severino, J.T. Ginn<\/a>, Jacob Lopez<\/a>, and Gage Jump<\/a> as the projected top four starters. Jack Perkins<\/a>, Luis Morales<\/a>, Luis Medina<\/a>, and a host of other hurlers will be competing for the fifth spot, unless the A\u2019s bring in another more experienced arm during the offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Athletics right-hander Luis Severino will exercise his $22MM player option and forgo a return to the open market,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[143487,363,99],"class_list":["post-901197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-luis-severino","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}