Lou Trivino elected free agency after going unclaimed on waivers, relays Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. He’d been designated for assignment by the Giants when they recalled Kyle Harrison last weekend.
Trivino, a former closer of Bob Melvin’s in Oakland, signed a minor league deal with the Giants in February. He made the team out of Spring Training and pitched 11 times over the season’s first few weeks. The overall results weren’t great. He allowed eight runs on 11 hits and four walks over 12 1/3 innings. That said, the bulk of the damage came in one five-run drubbing at the hands of the Brewers. Trivino held the opposition scoreless in eight of his other 10 appearances.
This marked the veteran righty’s first big league work in two years, as he spent the 2023-24 campaigns on the Yankees’ injured list. Trivino missed the ’23 season due to an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery. He tried to rehab in time to contribute to New York’s playoff run late last year. Shoulder discomfort shut down his rehab assignment, though, and the Yankees made the easy call to decline a $5MM option.
Trivino’s stuff hasn’t been quite as crisp as it was before the surgery. He averaged 94.9 MPH on his sinker with the Giants, down a tick from his 95.8 MPH average from the ’22 season. It’s not a dramatic dip, but his ground-ball rate was down and he surrendered four home runs in the early going. While it’s conceivable that he could find an immediate MLB roster spot as a free agent, he might wind up taking another minor league deal as he searches for a more extended opportunity.
Lou was part of the horrific trade that sent JP Sears to the A’s
JP might be an all star this season
The Yanks got NOTHING IN RETURN of any value
Things even out over the long run. The Yankees fleeced the A’s in the Fowler, Mateo, Kaprielian for Sonny Gray trade.
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Trivino’s pitch mix, relying heavily on a four-seam fastball and cutter, has struggled post-Tommy John surgery due to diminished velocity (down to 94.6 mph in 2025 from 97 mph pre-injury). This velocity drop likely contributed to his high 10.8% barrel rate and .372 xwOBA, making him less effective and leading to his DFA.
I hope the yankees pick him up. It never hurts to have a guy with closing experience plus the fact devin is at this point about bust in NY. Trivino didn’t pitch a lot for NY but when he did he was spot on. He had a stretch where he didn’t allow a run or a hit in like 3 weeks or 20 innings I believe and then got hurt
They liked him quite a bit, but I’m not sure there’s room out in the pen, especially with Loaisiga set to return in about a week. Minor league deal? Sure.
Someone will scoop him up. I think he knew he was a placeholder until Harrison got rolling again.
He didn’t do too bad outside that one game, he did worthy middle relief — He should be given another chance somewhere
Nats should sign him up
Cubs
See you on the green