Yankees ship Trevino to Reds for Cruz, Jackson

The New York Yankees traded catcher Jose Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson, the teams announced Friday.

The move represents a passing of the torch down the sheet for the Yankees.

Trevino, 32, arrived successful New York via waste and acquisition pinch the Texas Rangers earlier the commencement of the 2022 play to commencement down the plate. He excelled pinch his bat successful the first half, making his first and only All-Star team. He besides won a Gold Glove and the AL Platinum Glove aft starring each catchers pinch 21 protect runs saved. He vanished the play batting .248 pinch 11 location runs and a .671 OPS.

Injuries constricted Trevino to 55 games successful 2023. He began the 2024 run arsenic the Yankees' starting catcher until he landed connected the injured database pinch a quadriceps wounded successful July.

Austin Wells, a rookie, replaced Trevino and didn't surrender the starting occupation for the remainder of the season. Trevino vanished the twelvemonth hitting .215 pinch 8 location runs and a .642 OPS successful 73 games. Wells vanished 3rd successful AL Rookie of the Year voting aft batting .229 pinch 13 location runs and a .718 OPS successful 115 games.

With the waste and acquisition of Trevino, who is slated for free agency aft adjacent season, the 25-year-old Wells figures to study to outpouring training arsenic the team's mundane catcher.

Cruz made his awesome convention debut astatine 32 years aged successful 2022. Now 34, the right-hander has a 4.52 ERA successful 141 games arsenic a large leaguer. Last season, Cruz posted a 4.86 ERA pinch 109 strikeouts successful 69 appearances. He is not eligible for arbitration until the 2026 season.

Cruz is the Yankees' 2nd awesome bullpen acquisition this offseason aft having acquired person Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers past week.

The Reds sent Jackson to New York aft signing him to a minor-league statement past month. The 28-year-old catcher has a .132 profession batting mean pinch a .456 OPS and six location runs successful 124 games crossed 5 seasons for the Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.