{"id":13082,"date":"2024-12-22T00:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T00:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082"},"modified":"2024-12-22T00:51:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T00:51:46","slug":"thank-you-jose-best-of-luck-in-cincinnati-%f0%9f%92%99-yankees-trade-jose-trevino-for-fernando-cruz-and-alex-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082","title":{"rendered":"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The\u00a0New York Yankees<\/strong>\u00a0made an unexpected trade on Friday night to add a true strikeout artist to bolster their bullpen, although in return they lost a \u201cdeception artist\u201d and in the process cut their hefty payroll.<\/p>\n

All-Star catcher\u00a0Jose Trevino<\/strong>, one of the best receivers to disguise balls and turn them into strikes, was traded to the\u00a0Cincinnati Reds<\/strong>\u00a0in exchange for\u00a0right-handed pitcher Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson<\/strong>,\u00a0The Post<\/strong>\u00a0reported<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

Trevi\u00c3\u00b1o arrived from the\u00a0Texas Rangers<\/strong>\u00a0at the end of spring training in 2022, but was injured for much of 2023 and lost his starting job in 2024 when\u00a0Austin Wells<\/strong>\u00a0emerged as what appears to be\u00a0the future of the Yankees\u2019 catching position<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Trevi\u00c3\u00b1o was owed around $3.5 million in arbitration for 2025, when he would become a free agent, and the Yankees can buy a cheaper backup and redirect that money elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The new members of the Bronx Bombers<\/h2>\n

Jackson, a 28-year-old who the Reds had signed to a minor league contract, has a good defensive reputation, but\u00a0has never hit in five seasons in the major leagues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0Cruz is the most important piece of business to bolster a bullpen<\/strong>\u00a0that had few strikeouts last season, that is the specialty of the new\u00a0Bronx Bombers<\/strong>\u00a0reliever.<\/p>\n

Relying heavily on his splitter,\u00a0Cruz struck out 109 in 66 2\/3 innings<\/strong>\u00a0last season:\u00a014.72 strikeouts per nine innings<\/strong>, the highest rate in the majors among pitchers who threw 50 or more innings.<\/p>\n

He also gave up 35 walks and pitched to an ERA of\u00a04.86<\/strong>, which made him another project for pitching coach Matt Blake<\/p>\n

Cruz, a three-year major league player, is 34 years old but has not even reached arbitration yet.<\/p>\n

What the Yankees are missing<\/h2>\n

With this move, the Yankees are aiming higher, but they gave up a very classy player in Trevino.<\/p>\n

Pitchers love throwing to Trevino, who is excellent at framing and blocking potential wild pitches, but he has an arm that was often exposed last season.<\/p>\n

In the batter\u2019s box, Trevino had yet to come close to the heights of his first half of 2022 and posted a combined .611 OPS in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n

Jackson becomes the most likely backup to Wells, but the Yankees have a couple of prospects on the 40-man roster (J.C. Escarra and Jesus Rodriguez) who could become options<\/p>\n

The Yankees\u2019 bullpen finally solidified last season, but it took several months of work to find a combination that worked, and the lack of strikeouts was often highlighted.<\/p>\n

This offseason, the Yankees added closer\u00a0Devin Williams<\/strong>, re-signed\u00a0Jonathan Loaisiga<\/strong>, who is very effective when healthy, and have now imported arguably the best relief arm in baseball to strike out opponents.<\/p>\n

Considering that the Yankees\u2019 relievers include\u00a0Luke Weaver, Ian Hamilton, Mark Leiter Jr. and Jake Cousins<\/strong>, the bullpen looks potentially dominant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0made an unexpected trade on Friday night to add a true strikeout artist to bolster their bullpen, although in return they lost a \u201cdeception artist\u201d… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nThank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0made an unexpected trade on Friday night to add a true strikeout artist to bolster their bullpen, although in return they lost a \u201cdeception artist\u201d...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-22T00:51:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082\",\"name\":\"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-22T00:51:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-22T00:51:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":2000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0made an unexpected trade on Friday night to add a true strikeout artist to bolster their bullpen, although in return they lost a \u201cdeception artist\u201d...","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2024-12-22T00:51:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":2000,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082","name":"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-22T00:51:46+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-22T00:51:46+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/471162621_1019661660177640_6835914188236340350_n.jpg","width":1600,"height":2000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13082#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Thank you, Jose! Best of luck in Cincinnati! \ud83d\udc99 Yankees Trade Jose Trevino for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13084,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13082\/revisions\/13084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}