{"id":520492,"date":"2026-03-13T04:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T04:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/520492\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T04:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T04:41:08","slug":"red-sox-sign-danny-coulombe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/520492\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Sign Danny Coulombe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Red Sox announced the signing of lefty reliever\u00a0Danny Coulombe<\/a> to a one-year deal. Boston placed utilityman\u00a0Romy Gonzalez<\/a> on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. Coulombe, a client of ALIGND Sports Agency, is reportedly guaranteed $1MM.<\/p>\n

Coulombe lands a big league contract for his age-36 season. The southpaw is coming off an excellent 2.30 earned run average across 43 innings between the Twins and Rangers. Coulombe punched out an above-average 24.4% of batters faced behind an excellent 13.1% swinging strike rate.<\/p>\n

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It was the third consecutive sub-3.00 ERA showing for the veteran reliever. Coulombe\u2019s age and lack of velocity have nevertheless limited him to a series of modest one-year contracts. With a fastball that checks in around 90 mph, Coulombe leans most heavily on a mid-80s cutter. It\u2019s a relatively platoon neutral profile, though he was more aggressive in attacking the strike zone against left-handed hitters.<\/p>\n

Assuming he\u2019s able to ramp into game shape within the next two weeks, Coulombe will slot into Alex Cora\u2019s middle relief group. Boston was light on left-handed bullpen help in front of\u00a0Aroldis Chapman<\/a>. The out-of-options\u00a0Jovani Mor\u00e1n<\/a> and trade pickup\u00a0Tyler Samaniego<\/a>, who has yet to make his MLB debut, are the other lefty relievers on the 40-man roster. Coulombe should raise the floor over the less established southpaws.<\/p>\n

Boston still has up to three bullpen spots for grabs. Mor\u00e1n\u2019s lack of options could give him a leg up on one of those. Rule 5 pick\u00a0Ryan Watson<\/a> can\u2019t be optioned but seems a longer shot to break camp after giving up six runs in as many innings this spring.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez will be out at least until late May. The Sox announced that the righty-hitting utilityman underwent an arthroscopic debridement procedure on his left shoulder. Chris Cotillo of MassLive<\/a> reports that it\u2019s a cleanup surgery that could come with a 2-3 month recovery timeline. Gonzalez should be back midseason to reprise his role as a short side platoon bat.<\/p>\n

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic<\/a> first reported Coulombe and the Red Sox had a major league deal. Chris Cotillo of MassLive<\/a> reported the $1MM salary.<\/p>\n

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