Trivino Elects Free Agency After Phillies DFA
The veteran reliever, recently activated from the IL, opts out rather than accept an assignment after Philadelphia reshapes its bullpen.
Lou Trivino was designated for assignment by Philadelphia and subsequently elected free agency, per the MLB transaction log. He had spent roughly a month on the injured list with a thoracic muscle spasm before a brief rehab stint and technical IL activation. The Phillies chose not to reintegrate him into a bullpen that had just added Brooks Raley and Caleb Kilian. Trivino posted a 1.19 ERA in Triple-A this season but struggled in five MLB appearances, allowing 10 runs over six innings.
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