On Monday afternoon, the Yankees struck a big deal with the often sell-happy Oakland Athletics. New York sent JP Sears, infield prospect Cooper Bowman, and pitching prospects Ken Waldichuk and Luis Medina. As has been well-covered by now, the Yanks received reliever Lou Trivino and right-handed starter Frankie Montas.
Montas is a fairly well-established, hard-throwing starter, with a few years of fairly significant success behind him. The Yankees wanted to bolster their rotation for a postseason run, and did just that, adding likely the best starting pitcher available post-Luis Castillo deal.
The 2022 season has been a successful one for Montas amidst a struggling Oakland squad.