GOODYEAR, Arizona – It’s not hard to understand why the Cincinnati Reds wanted Jose Trevino enough to trade strikeout-maker Fernando Cruz to the Yankees for him and then try to sign him to an extension. Defensively elite, game-savvy, clubhouse-positive catchers aren’t exactly common. “He’s come as advertised,” manager Terry Francona said.

Catcher Jose Trevino and the Cincinnati Reds agreed Thursday to a three-year contract worth $14,925,000, a deal that adds $11.5 million in newly guaranteed money. Trevino was acquired from the New York Yankees in December for reliever Fernando Cruz and catcher Alex Jackson,

The Cincinnati Reds agreed with catcher Jose Trevino on a three-year contract extension on Thursday, with the New York Post reporting the deal is worth $15 million.