Lou Trivino

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Yanks get Montas, Trivino from A's for 4 prospects (MLB.com)

NEW YORK -- The Yankees have been among baseball's busiest clubs in advance of Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline, bolstering their staff for the postseason ...

“We feel like he’s having a little bit of a down year statistically, but we don’t think it lines up with what we’re seeing on some of the underlying things and who we think he is. I think we’re comfortable with where he’s at shoulder-wise, and I know he’s going to be a big addition to the staff.” “He’s gone out and proved that the last couple of years, that he is that kind of caliber pitcher. “We’ve talked about him for a long time,” Boone said. He had a 3.70 ERA from 2018-21, all for Oakland, logging 22 saves last season. Montas, 29, was 4-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 19 starts for Oakland. In 104 2/3 innings, he scattered 91 hits and allowed 44 runs (37 earned), with 12 homers. In 32 innings, he permitted 46 hits and 25 runs (23 earned), walking 14 against 45 strikeouts. His level of talent, especially with how he’s pitched the last couple of years, I’m just excited to get him into the mix.” We’ve got to go out and do it still.” “There’s no question we’ve added four high-caliber players to intertwine with our group,” Boone said. As such, the Yankees were able to retain their top four prospects per MLB Pipeline: shortstops Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza, outfielder Jasson Domínguez and catcher Austin Wells. I’m excited we were able to push through on a deal for him.

Yankees Trade for Frankie Montas (The New York Times)

With durability concerns mounting for multiple starters, the Yankees acquired Montas, a top right-handed starter, from Oakland.

These are players with the kinds of skills to make a difference in short series against good teams. The Yankees have another starter, Luis Severino, who is out with a shoulder issue of his own. But the Yankees attribute much of that to bad luck, and Trivino is averaging 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings — a better strikeout rate than any of his new teammates. Even so, the Yankees placed Severino on the 60-day injured list on Monday, which means he cannot be activated until mid-September. Now they have his replacement, with bullpen reinforcements and a new left fielder, too. “He’s got the full arsenal and the weapons and the stuff that you look for in top-of-the-rotation caliber pitchers,” Manager Aaron Boone said. Effross, 28, is not a hard thrower but has a similar assortment of pitches to handle hitters from either side. They will reach the trading deadline on Tuesday at 6 p.m. with the best record in the American League — they were 69-34 before Monday’s game with the Seattle Mariners — and four new players to help when it matters most. The right-handed Montas, 29, served an 80-game suspension in 2019 after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. With Chapman pitching in all but one of their postseason victories, the Cubs won it all. “Teams are trying to make a move that will make an impact,” Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman said through an interpreter on Monday, recalling his trade to the Chicago Cubs in 2016. Only one, J.P. Sears, has played in the majors. The best teams need to do the most work at the baseball trading deadline.

Yankees Acquire Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino (MLB Trade Rumors)

The Yankees had been connected to Castillo, but he was traded to the Mariners in recent days. The Yanks evidently turned their attentions to Montas in order to ...

Selected by the Yankees in the fifth round in 2019, he has split his time this year between Double-A and Triple-A. In 17 starts between the two levels, he’s thrown 76 1/3 innings with a 2.71 ERA and incredible 36.5% strikeout rate. While the A’s are ramping up for the future, the Yankees are loading up for right now. In 43 Triple-A innings this year, he has a 1.67 ERA with a 33.7% strikeout rate, along with a 4.3% walk rate. In recent days, they’ve bolstered their lineup by adding Andrew Benintendi, added Montas to their rotation and Effross and Trivino to their bullpen. He’s played 80 games in High-A this year, putting up a line of .217/.343/.355 while playing second base and shortstop. His 28.7% strikeout rate and 52.3% ground ball rates on the year are both career highs while his 8.9% walk rate is a career low. The A’s have already completely remade their system this year with the aforementioned trades of Bassitt, Manaea, Olson and Chapman, and this deal will allow them to bring in four more fresh faces. The Yankees’ bullpen seemed unstoppable for much of the season but has since hit some snags. Given that the A’s aren’t likely to return to competition in that time, it made sense to make him available to other clubs. Next to Luis Castillo and Tyler Mahle, Montas has been seen as one of the better starting pitchers available at the trade deadline. Despite a down year in 2020, Montas still owns a career 3.73 ERA with a 24.8% strikeout rate, 7.8% walk rate and 43.5% ground ball rate. However, Severino landed on the IL a couple of weeks ago with shoulder tightness.

A's trade Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino to Yankees (The Athletic)

The Oakland Athletics announced that they traded right-handed starter Frankie Montas and reliever Lou Trivino to the Yankees on Monday for four prospects.

Until his shoulder ailment in July, Montas hadn’t missed a start over the past two seasons. He didn’t pitch well over the last couple of months in 2020, so all he got was one semi-promising two-inning appearance in the wild-card series against the White Sox and an ALDS start against the Astros that went poorly. He threw three scoreless innings in a start against the Tigers, with normal velocity over his first two innings before a dip in velocity in the third inning. His velocity was more consistent when he went five innings against the Astros in his final start for the A’s, but it was still a touch below the level he was before experiencing shoulder pain. Perhaps the only concern with Montas joining a contender — other than having to get a cortisone shot a few weeks ago for his shoulder — is his lack of big-game success stories. He became one of the American League’s most dominant pitchers in the latter half of 2021, with a 2.17 ERA and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings after the All-Star break.

Report: New York Yankees Acquire Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino ... (Sports Illustrated)

The New York Yankees have reportedly acquired Frankie Montas and Lou Trevino from the Oakland Athletics.

Yankees get starter Frankie Montas, reliever Lou Trivino from A's for ... (CBS News)

Montas, a 29-year-old right-hander, was the second significant pitcher dealt ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.

Trivino, a 30-year-old right-hander, is 1-6 with a 6.47 ERA -- double his 2021 figure -- and 10 saves in 13 chances. Left-hander Jordan Montgomery is 0-2 with a 5.36 ERA in his last eight starts and right-hander James Taillon is 1-1 with a 5.04 ERA in his last five. "He's been a very good reliever for them on some playoff-caliber teams." Montas left a July 3 start at Seattle after 13 pitches with shoulder tightness -- his velocity was down about 3 mph. "He's got the full arsenal and stuff you look for top of the rotation guy. Going into Monday night's series opener against Seattle, Domingo Germán had an 8.22 ERA in his first two starts after recovering from a right shoulder impingement. Sears is 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA in two starts and five relief appearances with the Yankees. He is 1-1 with a 1.67 ERA in nine starts and two relief appearances at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Waldichuk, a fifth-round selection in 2019, is 6-3 with a 2.71 ERA in 116 strikeouts in 76 1/3 innings for Triple-A Scranton and Double-A Somerset this year. Medina is 4-3 with a 3.38 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 72 innings this season at Double-A Somerset. Montas has a $5,025,000 salary this year, is eligible for arbitration this winter and can become a free agent after the 2023 season. "His level of talent, especially with how he's pitched the last couple years, just excited to get him in the mix," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Montas, a 29-year-old right-hander, is 4-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 19 starts, including a 2.76 ERA since the start of May. He has 109 strikeouts and 28 walks in 104 2/3 innings.