New York, USA /
Los Yankees beefed up their pitching for the stretch run and playoffs during the trade deadline of the Major League Baseball (MLB) getting starter Frankie Montas and reliever Lou Trivino from the Oakland Athletics for four prospects, a move made this Monday, August 1st.
New York sent 26-year-old rookie lefty JP Sears to Oakland along with three minor leaguers: 24-year-old lefty Ken Waldichuk, 23-year-old righty Luis Medina and 22-year-old infielder Cooper Bowman.
Earlier in the day, the Yankees acquired Scott Effross, a 22-year-old rookie reliever, from the Chicago Cubs for Hayden Wesneski, a 24-year-old minor league right-hander.
the dominican Montas is 4-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 19 starts, including a 2.76 ERA since early May. He has 109 strikeouts and 28 walks in 104.2 innings.
Was the second-highest starter who was traded before the deadline of changes on Tuesday after Cincinnati sent fellow quisqueyano Luis Castillo to Seattle.
Montas has a salary of $5,025,000 this year, is arbitration eligible this winter and may become a free agent after the 2023 season. His fastball is averaging 96 mph.
Trivinoa 30-year-old right-hander, is 1-6 with a 6.47 ERA, double his 2021 tally, and 10 saves in 13 chances. Right-handed hitters are hitting .289 against him this year, while lefties are hitting .392 with nine walks in 60 plate appearances.
He has a $3 million salary, is arbitration eligible before the 2023 and 2024 seasons, then can become a free agent.
The A’s, trying to get government approval for a new stadium in downtown Oakland, last made the playoffs in 2020, beating the Chicago White Sox in the wild-card round before losing to Houston in the Series. Divisional.
Following the end of the lockout in March, Oakland traded first baseman Matt Olson to Atlanta, third baseman Matt Chapman to Toronto and right-hander Chris Bassitt to the New York Mets. The A’s opened the season with the lowest payroll in the majors at $48 million and cut about $3 million more over the rest of the season by trading Montas and Triviño.
