Yankees News: NYY's weekend action, Jose Trevino farewell, 2 more free agents signed

Are the New York Yankees nearing "fully loaded" status for 2025? They had an extremely busy weekend after finally acquiring Cody Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs last Tuesday. And they of course had to respond to the Houston Astros signing Christian Walker.

On Saturday afternoon, the Yankees signed Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year, $12.5 million contract after days of speculation the former MVP would be landing in the Bronx. In one fell swoop, the Yankees massively upgraded at first base without spending too much money or making too large of a commitment.

Goldy's addition overshadowed the Friday night trade with the Cincinnati Reds, however. Catcher Jose Trevino was traded to the Reds in exchange for reliever Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson.

Every dollar counts, so the Yankees moving Trevino's $3 million salary with a redundancy at the catcher position while upgrading the bullpen (Cruz, despite a 4.86 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 2024, struck out 109 batters in 66 2/3 innings) with a league minimum contract.

That's the business side of things. On the personal side, Trevino got very emotional when he issued a farewell to the Yankees and their fans on Instagram. It was Trevino's childhood dream to play for the Yankees, and he fulfilled that admirably for three years, including an All-Star campaign in 2022.

Yankees fans will surely miss Trevino, who was a pleasant personality and possessed the perfect energy and work ethic necessary to succeed in pinstripes.

As for news around the league, a couple of big signings came in wee hours of Monday morning. First, Sean Manaea re-signed with the Mets on a three-year, $75 million contract and will be getting paid the same exact amount as Nathan Eovaldi (who signed that deal with the Texas Rangers).

And speaking of the Rangers, they signed slugger Joc Pederson to a two-year, $37 million contract after trading first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to the Washington Nationals. Texas has been maneuvering this offseason, and replaced Lowe with Jake Burger while upgrading their DH spot with Pederson.

Once upon a time, all of those players were Yankees targets, but either the timing was off or Brian Cashman went with different options. Though Texas is a direct AL threat to the Yankees and every Mets move is now viewed as a contributing factor in the New York arms race, we'd say the Bombers' offseason has arguably been the most impressive of all.

With the holiday coming up, expect Monday to be the final day of heavy lifting until the new year. Do the Yankees have one more move in them?