The Yankees announced they’ve brought back right-hander Lou Trivino on a one-year deal with a club option for 2025. Outfielder Jasson Domínguez was placed on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. Trivino, a client of Pro Edge Sports Management, is guaranteed $1.5MM for the upcoming season. The club option is valued at $5MM. The deal also contains various escalators and performance bonuses.
His 2024 salary reportedly increases by $100K for every fifth appearance between 15 and 35 games, potentially reaching $2MM. Hitting those same thresholds would also escalate the value of next year’s club option by $200K, pushing the option value to $6MM if Trivino pitches in 35 games this year. If the Yankees exercise the option, Trivino could earn another $400K in 2025 based on games finished that season.
Trivino, 32, was acquired by the Yankees at the 2022 deadline in the same deal that brought Frankie Montas to the Bronx. He was excellent in pinstripes, posting a 1.66 earned run average over 25 appearances after that trade. His 10.8% walk rate in that time was a tad high but his 23.7% strikeout rate was solid and his 51.7% ground ball rate very strong.
The Yanks kept him around for 2023 by agreeing to a $4.1MM salary, avoiding arbitration. Unfortunately, it would prove to be a lost season for the righty. He was diagnosed with an elbow sprain during Spring Training and began the year on the injured list, ultimately requiring Tommy John surgery in May.
The Yanks could have retained him via arbitration again for 2024, with MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projecting another $4.1MM salary after he missed the entire 2023 campaign. The Yankees non-tendered him instead, sending him out to free agency. They’ll circle back at a lower cost and tack on the option to potentially keep him in the fold for 2025.
Domínguez is going to be out until the summer due to his Tommy John rehab. Trivino himself could move to the 60-day IL if he is on the 40-man. Given that Tommy John rehab generally takes 14 months or longer, he likely won’t be able to rejoin the club until the summer himself. But once healthy, he could provide a nice boost to the relief mix. The club has an affinity for ground ball pitchers and he would certainly qualify. In his 285 career appearances, Trivino has a 3.86 ERA, 24.5% strikeout rate, 10.6% walk rate and 47.4% ground ball rate.
The New York Post’s Greg Joyce first noted that Trivino was in the Yankee clubhouse. Andy Martino of SNY confirmed the sides had reached an agreement. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported the $1.5MM guarantee, the $5MM option value, and the various incentives/escalators.
Very nice move
OMG him again!!!! Cashman what are you thinking
17 years/$1.071B
1.069B deferred until 2162
Great great great grand kids going to be getting enough money to buy a new Camry.
Resigning a guy who hasn’t pitched in a year. Hmm…
I thought it was peculiar when Boone was asked if they had signed Trivino since he had a locker in camp. Boone said something cryptic like “we’re thinking about something for him” but wouldn’t acknowledge a deal.
If he’s healthy again, good addition.
Loooooou. Glad he’s coming back whenever he heals.
You have chosen POWER DRIVE
Can’t really go wrong with a pitcher named Lou in the Bronx.
Does he split time with the PGA tour?
Yes. But it’s actually two 84 year old, 5’8” Lee Trevinos in a trench coat moonlighting as 6’ 5” Lou Trivino.
+1 for the comment AND the screen name.
If he can come close to being what he was in Oakland, could be a sneaky pickup.
Nice move. Seems like a cheap price tag for a 1.25 era for 25 appearances…? let’s see what happens after 50 or more appearances
prefer holmes as 8th inning beast over heart-attack-inducing closer but the bullpen is coming together
Looking forward to the Trivino-Trevino battery.
Will be curious to see his contract, because we have a LOT of pen arms now……
LOCKS – Holmes, Lasagne, Effross, Ferguson, Gonzalez, Hamilton, Kahnle
TBD – Maranaccio, Weaver, Morris, Poteet, Ramirez, Andrews, Gil, Gomez, Beeter, Warren
…..now Trevino
One long man will need to be added to the locks too. Although injuries WILL happen in ST so maybe it works itself out.
Well, if the writers are correct about the Yankees signing Snell then a bump from the rotation will give them that long man. Until April 10th anyway. That’s when Rodon will inevitably visit the Carl Pavano Memorial MRI Tube for inflammation and will hit the IL until mid September.
Upvoted for “Carl Pavano Memorial MRI Tube.” Classic NY Post line which needs to be kept alive.
Effros is out until the summer and Weaver will be the long man. They aren’t paying him $2 million to sit in the minors.
Totally agree with Weaver……and I didn’t see that Effross news earlier. Ugh! Injuries even before freakin ST.
“posting a 1.66 earned run average over 25 appearances after that trade. His 10.8% walk rate in that time was a tad high but his 23.7% strikeout rate was solid and his 51.7% ground ball rate very strong.”
You can wrote all this, but not FIP?
Yankees should have brought back Houdini
His FIP with the Yankees in 2022 was 3.34, which is just 0.16 points higher than his ERA from the season before.
FIP is for starters. It’s a useless stat for relievers.
FIP isn’t even useful for comparing different pitchers. It’s only valid use is tracking a given pitcher over his career. If a pitcher starts giving up more HRs or walks, or getting fewer SOs, that indicates his career is on the downswing. FIP ignores hits, which pretty clearly ARE impacted by the quality of the pitcher.
FIP ignores Fielding
FIP ignores anything for which fielding is a factor, including singles, doubles and triples.
Split contract with a vesting option and team buyout option for ’25?
Lou trivino’s putting challenge
And Jose Trevino is injured…. I guess it’s almost ST so we should be at about 25% of the roster injured by next week, if history is any indicator.
Bring on the DFAs!!!!
He worked well with Matt Blake when he came over from the A’s, so this looks to be a positive. The question is when can he join the pen. Relievers can return quicker from TJS, but I still wouldn’t expect him sooner than one year, which means May/June. Effross is not a surprise. There were rumors he was behind schedule, but that his arm was fine, but we never heard specifics, just that he might start the year on the 60-day IL. Now we know why. He’ll be a fresh arm to add into the mix the second half.
Nice move here! He will be out for a bit but anyone struggling or hurt. If weaver goes into the rotation for rodon. If marainaccio exceeds his pitch count as he has only been good for 30 to 40 innings of work or if effross has more set backs..
Grizzly Adams DID have a beard