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Lou Trivino 2022 Player Outlook: The Top Option in Oakland
Trivino stepped into the closer's role for Oakland following an injury to Trevor Rosenthal and performed admirably, locking down 22 saves in 26 chances while posting a 3.18 ERA. The underlying metrics weren't as pretty for Trivino, however, as the right-handed posted an abysmal 1.97 K/BB ratio, 11% walk rate, and 4.36 SIERA. Trivino has long struggled with control as evidenced by a 10.9% walk rate for his career, something that will be quite a hurdle to overcome should Trivino retain closing duties. He seems to have skated by on a .265 BABIP and 7.6% HR/FB ratio, the latter being 6% below league average. Even with his warts, Trivino is a closer without much competition on Oakland's roster. The Athletics could consider converting an ex-top prospect such as A.J. Puk or Brent Honeywell Jr. to a closer, but Trivino would likely need to lose the job through performance for that to happen. That's a distinct possibility given Trivino's skillset, but for the time being he's Oakland's closer and is worthy of a late round pick because of it.
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