DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Yankees lastly have their catching scenario set for the start of the common season.
After buying and selling for Ben Rortvedt earlier this spring, solely to not see him play in a Grapefruit League recreation due to an indirect damage, the Yankees landed Jose Trevino from the Rangers on Saturday night time, buying the catcher who will break camp with the group and again up Kyle Higashioka.
“He can actually catch,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated Sunday morning. “Particularly with Ben being down for slightly bit, to have the ability to get a premium defensive catcher, we’re actually enthusiastic about that. I feel it was one thing we most likely wanted to do. Simply speaking to him final night time, I understand how excited he's to get right here and looking out ahead to him getting within the combine and getting entrenched in our tradition and with our pitchers.”
Trevino, 29, is anticipated to reach by Sunday night time, two days earlier than the Yankees head north. Boone described him as an “elite [pitch] framer,” and the superior metrics again that up. Final season, Trevino’s eight catcher framing runs — a stat that measures pitch framing worth — tied for third amongst all catchers, based on Baseball Savant.
“Higgy, Ben and Trevino, I really feel like we received three premium defensive catchers on our 40-man roster,” Boone stated.
Earlier than the commerce, the Yankees have been going through the prospect of selecting from Rob Brantly, David Freitas and Max McDowell to be their backup catcher, although none have been on the 40-man roster.
Boone was noncommittal on what the Yankees would do as soon as Rortvedt is wholesome — he and Trevino each have minor league choices remaining — however stated Trevino is “completely a candidate” to stay within the large leagues all season.
With the commerce, the Yankees’ ex-Ranger contingent grew once more, with Trevino becoming a member of Joey Gallo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa in The Bronx.
“Trevy’s somebody that’s going to deliver a variety of power,” Kiner-Falefa stated. “He’s an incredible defensive catcher. He performs the sport the proper approach. He works with pitchers very well. And he’s a winner. It’s cool, as a result of me, Joey and Trevy have been sort of the leaders in a approach again there.”
Kiner-Falefa spoke with Trevino after the commerce went down and stated he advised him, “It’s good to get up daily making an attempt to chase a hoop.”
As for Albert Abreu, the reliever the Yankees despatched to the Rangers together with minor league left-hander Robert Ahlstrom, Boone stated it was “robust to see Albert go.”
“I feel the Rangers received a pitcher that’s going to actually assist them,” Boone stated. “As I advised him this morning, I’m so pleased with the place he’s come within the final 12 months. I keep in mind sending him down final spring and him not even being that a lot on the radar and simply shoving his approach into the dialog by efficiency, his professionalism, how he dealt with good and adversity.”
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