Yankees Trade for Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino, Scott Effross

Effross, 28, is not a hard thrower but has a similar assortment of pitches to handle hitters from either side. As a right-handed sidearmer with a fastball, slider and changeup, he is the kind of reliever who tends to get a lot of work in the modern, bullpen-heavy postseason.

“In a perfect world, you want to create versatility — whether it’s different looks, whether it’s guys that are really adept at getting right-handed hitters for certain parts of the order, whether it’s guys that are really adept at getting lefties, whether it’s a mix of that,” Boone said. “Sometimes different angles and different kind of stuff is beneficial. We think Scott does a lot of that.”

Effross, who has a 2.66 E.R.A. in 44 innings, has been much more effective this season than Trivino, who has a 6.47 E.R.A. in 32 innings. But the Yankees attribute much of that to bad luck, and Trivino is averaging 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings — a better strikeout rate than any of his new teammates.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/sports/baseball/frankie-montas-yankees-trade.html