Luis Severino takes a page out of Aaron Nola’s playbook

The Yankees and young starter Luis Severino made headlines on Friday when the two sides agreed to a contract extension. As Jeff Passan of ESPN first reported, it’s a four-year, $40 million deal with a fifth year club option.

Severino’s deal — which covers all four of his arbitration years and gives the Yankees control over one free agent year — is awfully similar to a contract just signed two days prior, when the Phillies and Aaron Nola agreed to a new deal.

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