Lou Trivino

Lou Trivino

33-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Lou Trivino in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Yankees in February of 2024. Yankees declined $5 million club option for 2025 in November of 2024.
Option turned down by Yankees
PFree Agent  
Elbow
November 3, 2024
The Yankees declined Trivino's (elbow) $5 million club option for 2025 on Sunday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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The right-hander hasn't seen a big-league mound since 2022 and spent this year working his way back from Tommy John surgery, so it's not a surprise New York wasn't willing to commit to a $5 million salary. Trivino had a 4.53 ERA, 1.64 WHIP and 67:24 K:BB in 64 outings between the Yankees and A's in 2022.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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-28%
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .356 86 15 12 26 4 0 3
Since 2022vs Right .255 164 52 12 38 7 1 3
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2022vs Left .356 86 15 12 26 4 0 3
2022vs Right .255 164 52 12 38 7 1 3
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.32 1.59 22.0 2 2 4 11.0 3.7 1.2
Since 2022Away 3.98 1.67 31.2 0 6 7 11.4 4.3 0.9
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2022Home 5.32 1.59 22.0 2 2 4 11.0 3.7 1.2
2022Away 3.98 1.67 31.2 0 6 7 11.4 4.3 0.9
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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Lou Trivino See More
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172 days ago
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277 days ago
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Trivino began the year as the A's closer, but was out of the role by mid-April thanks a bout with COVID-19 that cost him several weeks. The right-hander wasn't exactly performing well on the surface, but an elevated BABIP (.389) that was over .500 at one point inflated his ratios. Looking beyond his surface stats, Trivino posted a career-best strikeout rate (11.2 K/9) and walk percentage (9.6%) while inducing ground balls at a 53% clip. More strikeouts thanks to a new slider that Trivino threw 24% of the time as his second most-utilized pitch. The slider was responsible for 32 of his 67 strikeouts and carried a mere .109 BAA with an outstanding 47% whiff percentage. The 31-year-old reclaimed Oakland's closer job for about a month before he was traded to the Yankees, with whom his numbers were much improved (1.66 ERA, 1.29 WHIP). Trivino is likely to remain an important part of the bridge to the ninth inning in 2023.
Trivino's team-leading 22 saves in 2021 was also a career-high mark. He began the campaign by splitting closer duties with Jake Diekman, but he ultimately took over the role until he struggled in three consecutive outings in late August. Though those problems may have been caused by a back injury, Trivino's potential to serve as a consistent closer is worth calling into question. He lacks the typical swing-and-miss stuff of a closer (10.2 swinging strike rate; 21.6 K% in 2021) and also struggles with free passes (11 BB%). As a result, the primary factor that led to Trivino's success was his ability to induce groundballs at a 48% clip, which in turn helped him surrender only 0.6 HR/9. Given that the Athletics declined Diekman's team option and Sergio Romo also hit free agency, Trivino may begin the season as closer in Oakland. However, he should not be drafted among the elite relievers and fantasy managers should not rely on him for a full season of saves.
Trivino is one of those relievers with many interesting characteristics, but few results to show for it. He throws in the mid-to-upper 90s with his fastball, can touch 100 with it and matches that up with an effective cutter and curveball. Yet, 2020 saw him earn zero wins, zero saves and even allow a home run to Jeff Mathis. Trivino did significantly improve his strikeout rate despite losing two miles per hour off his fastball, throwing fewer cutters and using more fastballs. There was no new pitch here to credit a strikeout surge to as much as a significant change to his pitch utilization as well as some tweaks to his pitching mechanics (notably he shortened his arm action). He is more effective when attacking righties, but does not have the type of platoon splits that would limit him from high-leverage work should opportunities present themselves in 2021.
After bursting onto the scene with a 2.92 ERA and eight relief wins in 2018, Trivino got off to a great start to 2019. His season went downhill in a hurry and the point of decline can be tied closely to a thumb injury; Trivino posted a 6.27 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 5.7 BB/9 following his return in May. He also battled an oblique injury and a cracked rib late in the year, with the latter cutting short his season. Despite Trivino's struggles, manager Bob Melvin continued to lean on the right-hander in high leverage for a good portion of the campaign. Trivino finished with the third-highest Leverage Index on the team, behind Blake Treinen and Liam Hendriks. The skills remain intriguing. Trivino throws 97 mph and even in a down year, his Barrel% and average exit velocity both ranked within the top 5% of the league. With better health, Trivino should bounce back and could even find his way into saves.
A relative unknown entering 2018, Trivino got the call up in mid-April and went on to become one of manager Bob Melvin's most trusted relievers at the back end of the Oakland bullpen. He did seem to run out of gas late in the year -- Trivino said it was just a lack of execution -- but his overall body of work was quite impressive. Working mostly four-seamer (97.6 mph)/cutter (92.4 mph), Trivino struck batters out at a 27.4% clip and held opponents to a sub-.200 batting average. He tied for 16th in the American League in appearances, racking up eight wins and four saves along the way, and finished with a 14.6% swinging-strike rate, which was a top-25 mark among qualified relievers. The estimators all suggest he overachieved by a decent margin, and regular save chances are highly unlikely with Blake Treinen, Fernando Rodney and Joakim Soria all ahead of him in the pecking order, but Trivino is on the radar as a ratios-eating staff filler.
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Shut down from throwing
PNew York Yankees  
Elbow
September 22, 2024
Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Trivino (elbow) has been shut down due to "shoulder stuff," Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Extends rehab assignment
PNew York Yankees  
Elbow
September 21, 2024
Trivino (elbow) agreed in mid-September to extend his minor-league rehab assignment an additional 10 days, per MLB.com.
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Rehab moving to Triple-A
PNew York Yankees  
Elbow
August 29, 2024
Trivino (elbow) will shift his rehab assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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Starting rehab assignment
PNew York Yankees  
Elbow
August 14, 2024
Trivino (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Wednesday.
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Progressing slowly in rehab
PNew York Yankees  
Elbow
July 9, 2024
Trivino (elbow) has been throwing, but Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the reliever's rehab has been "a little bit slow," Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Possible trade candidate?
POakland Athletics  
November 18, 2021
With the Athletics expected to trim payroll this offseason, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Trivino is one of several veteran players who could be traded this offseason.
ANALYSIS
Trivino is owed a fairly modest $2.9 million next year, but the reliever is 30 years old and could bring back a decent prospect haul, so Oakland may listen to offers. He saved 22 games this past season and posted a solid 3.18 ERA.
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