The Boston Red Sox are making a notable addition on Thursday night by adding southpaw reliever Danny Coulombe to a one-year MLB contract, according to Ken Rosenthal. Coulombe, an 11-year MLB veteran, posted a 2.30 ERA last season with the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers.
A potentially underrated signing here for the Red Sox, who are quietly having one of the more active offseasons in the league. With just two weeks left until Opening Day, Boston adds another leverage southpaw, which had been an item of need, to their roster.
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The financials of the deal have yet to be announced, but this story will be updated when those reports come in.
Danny Coulombe is a 36-year-old lefty reliever with 11 years of MLB experience. He had an exceptionally strong first half of the season in 2025, which led to the Twins dealing him in their firesale effort. However, Coulombe was much less effective down the stretch of the season in 12 innings with the Rangers.
He pitched to a 2.30 ERA over 43 innings last season. Over the last three seasons, although some not a complete body of work, Danny Coulombe has posted an ERA of sub 3.00.
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