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Lou Trivino Works Out For Teams

By Steve Adams | January 22, 2025 at 10:19am CDT

Free-agent righty Lou Trivino threw a bullpen session for interested clubs down in Florida yesterday, reports SI’s Pat Ragazzo. The incumbent Yankees were on hand to take a look, as were the Dodgers, Giants, Cubs, Reds, Royals and Guardians, per the report. That’s not an exhaustive list of the teams in attendance, but it speaks to a decent level of intrigue surrounding the 33-year-old Trivino, who’s on the mend from a series of arm injuries that have kept him off a big league mound since 2022.

Trivino was traded from the A’s to the Yankees alongside Frankie Montas back in 2022 and posted a pristine 1.66 ERA in 21 2/3 frames following his cross-country move to the Bronx. His 2023 season was torpedoed by an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery, however, and lingering elbow inflammation as well as a shoulder issue prevented Trivino from returning to the majors in 2024. He pitched 11 minor league frames as part of a rehab assignment before that shoulder issue popped up and shut him down.

At his best, Trivino throws hard, misses bats and picks up grounders at a well above-average rate. He averaged just shy of 96 mph on his four-seamer and sinker alike in the three seasons prior to his elbow troubles, and Trivino has whiffed nearly one-quarter of his MLB opponents while keeping 47.4% of batted balls against him on the ground. His command has never been great, evidenced by a 10.6% walk rate in the majors, but he was a key late-inning arm both in Oakland and more briefly in New York. He sports a career 3.86 ERA with 37 saves and 52 holds.

Ragazzo notes that Trivino was hitting 94 mph on his sinker in the workout for clubs. Obviously, that’s a ways shy of peak velocity, but spring training hasn’t even begun yet. It stands to reason that with a ramp-up period, Trivino could gain a bit more of that velocity back. A return to his 97 mph averages from early in his career — or even the 95.8 mph he averaged in ’22 — isn’t a certainty, but it’s at least relatively encouraging that he’s already within reach of his pre-injury velocity before even getting to work with a team.

Any of the clubs mentioned could make sense as a fit for Trivino, though if he’s looking for a clear path back to the big leagues, the Dodgers’ veteran-laden bullpen probably doesn’t offer that. (That said, L.A. has a knack for maximizing pitcher performance, which surely does hold appeal to a rehabbing veteran like Trivino.) The Yankees traded for Trivino once and re-signed him to a major league deal after non-tendering him post-2023. They clearly like him, though they only have three optionable relievers at the moment: Jake Cousins, Ian Hamilton and Fernando Cruz. The former two had strong seasons in the Bronx in 2024, while the latter was just acquired in the trade of Jose Trevino.

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  1. Kyle 12

    5 months ago

    So he retired from the PGA to pursue a career in baseball?

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    • pillow surrealistic

      5 months ago

      I did a double take when I saw that to make sure I read that right. 🙂

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  2. Acoss1331

    5 months ago

    He hasn’t pitched since 2022, but he wouldn’t be expensive so a number of teams should probably kick the tires on him.

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    Reply
  3. PsychologyVan

    5 months ago

    Don’t worry Dodgers fans, they’ll sign him too

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  4. dasit

    5 months ago

    read that as lou ferrigno works out for teams
    hulk smash

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    Reply
  5. baseballpun

    5 months ago

    You have chosen POWER DRIVE

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    Reply
  6. Balk

    5 months ago

    I forgot about this dude. Maybe he has something left in the tank

    1
    Reply
  7. Bruce wulff

    5 months ago

    Another reclamation project for hoyer and Trevino surely fits. Problem is he’s only 33 not late 30s but suppose way to look at it in hoyer eyes is there is room to grow.

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    • 16

      5 months ago

      UncleMike is that you?

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      • mlbnyyfan

        5 months ago

        Cashman stay far away from him. Far away.

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