Chad Jennings

cjennings@lohud.com

Even before the Yankees officially announce today's Aroldis Chapman trade, it seems the ripples are already in motion.

As first reported by Shane Hennigan, the Yankees are bringing Luis Severino back to the big leagues for tonight's game in Houston. Severino was tonight's scheduled Scranton/Wilkes-Barre starter, and his Triple-A numbers are impressive including an 11-strikeout game in his most recent start.

Source confirms that Luis Severino has been called up by the Yankees. — Shane Hennigan (@RailRidersTT) July 25, 2016

A team source has confirmed the call-up and said Severino will be used as a reliever. A few things to consider:

Extra long man -- After using Chad Green for 2.1 innings yesterday, the Yankees might feel the need to have another reliever capable of giving some distance. Because today was Severino's turn to start, he fits that mold perfectly.

-- After using Chad Green for 2.1 innings yesterday, the Yankees might feel the need to have another reliever capable of giving some distance. Because today was Severino's turn to start, he fits that mold perfectly. Short-term fix -- Depending on logistics, the Yankees might not be able to get Adam Warren to Houston in time for tonight's game and might simply want an arm to fill the bullpen until Warren arrives. Severino could be just a one-day addition to bridge the gap. Perhaps he could stick around longer if the Yankees want to have Warren open in Triple-A.

-- Depending on logistics, the Yankees might not be able to get Adam Warren to Houston in time for tonight's game and might simply want an arm to fill the bullpen until Warren arrives. Severino could be just a one-day addition to bridge the gap. Perhaps he could stick around longer if the Yankees want to have Warren open in Triple-A. New role -- Clearly the Yankees have not been sold on the idea that Severino has solved all of his early season problems, but they might have decided that he's better off working through them as a big league reliever. Maybe try him in a relief role to see if he can help spark some sort of push?

My assumption is that either No. 1 or No. 2 is the case. Either the Yankees simply want a fresh arm because of Green's workload, or they're looking for someone to plug the gap until Warren arrives. It really wouldn't be all that unusual. We've seen the Yankees do this very same thing with Green and Luis Cessa several times this season.

Regardless, Hennigan reports Vicente Campos -- who opened this season in High-A and has pitched very well this season -- has been bumped up to Triple-A to take Severino's spot in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre rotation.