Luis Severino's 2026 season is over. Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told reporters, including MLB.com's Martín Gallegos, that he doesn't expect Severino to pitch again this year — there simply isn't enough time left for him to complete a throwing program and get stretched back out.
The injury dates back to late May, when Severino strained his shoulder capsule and subscapularis muscle and landed on the 15-day IL before being shifted to the 60-day IL in June. Before he got hurt, he was actually having a solid year — 12 starts, a 4.16 ERA, a 24.0% strikeout rate against an 11.4% walk rate that had crept up a bit. He'd been the best arm on a rotation that needed him.
Zoom out and the injury stings more. Since 2025, Severino has thrown 225 1/3 innings for Oakland with a 4.43 ERA and led the staff with 3.1 WAR — the anchor of a three-year, $67 million deal he signed heading into last season. He's got a $22 million player option for 2027, so this shutdown isn't just a lost 2026, it's a health question hanging over a big financial decision coming this winter.
None of this is really about wins and losses, though. Oakland is well out of the playoff race, and there's zero incentive to rush a guy with shoulder trouble back for meaningless September innings. Better to shut him down, let the capsule and subscap heal properly, and roll into an offseason where his option decision — and his health — become the real storyline.
For fantasy managers and bettors, Severino's name comes off the board completely — any remaining value tied to his innings, strikeouts or starts is gone. For the Athletics, it means leaning on the rest of a rotation that now has to cover the innings he was supposed to eat down the stretch, in games that admittedly don't mean much beyond player development at this point.