By Jennifer Piacenti Another setback for Chris Sale, who won’t be ready for Opening Day. Some encouraging news for Yankees fans: Severino has only pitched 18 innings since 2018–missing time the last few seasons with both a strained lat and Tommy John surgery–but if Severino can return to form, the upside is tremendous. In the 63 games he started between the 2017-2018 season, Severino pitched to a 3.19 ERA while striking out batters at a rate of more than 10 per nine innings. The 28-year-old righty has a lot to play for, as he’s hoping the Yankees will pick up his $15M million option for 2023. …