Red Sox Sign Left-Handed Reliever Danny Coulombe To One-Year Deal

Finally!!   I’ve been posting it for months!  

Ok, maybe “month”…

10 minutes ago, Brandon Glick said:

A move that probably should have happened months ago, but still a nice pickup. The salary is so small that the team can cut him loose at any point, but I'd expect Coulombe to be on the Opening Day roster barring injury.

And who goes? Cheng?

You called it, notin.

Nice deal. 

I'd say Cheng goes, and Crawford begins the season on the IL.

5 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

Probably wasn't going to sign for 1M a few months ago. 

At his age, his last season carries more weight than other recent seasons, but from 2023-2024:

3.27 xFIP (19th out of 166 RP'ers with 80+ IP.)

2.83 FIP (14th)

2.99 xERA (21st)

63 ERA- (16th)

23% k%-BB% (13th)

2023-2025

59 ERA- (8th out of 156 pitchers with 120 IP as a RP)

3.57 xFIP (44th)

3.28 xERA (40th)

For $1M, this looks pretty damn good.

5 minutes ago, Behindenemylines said:

Looks like a good pickup for that price. The need for another lefty out of the pen has been one since December. I always wonder why these players haven't been signed yet. 

Maybe the $1M price tag is reason enough.

I like this move and the fact that he is a lefty.

I'm not sure the lefty thing was as urgent as it appeared, since our top RH'd RP'ers have done pretty well vs LHBs.

OPS Against Career

Whitlock: .648 v L/ .668 v R

Slaten: .542 v L/ .606 v R

Weissert: .711 v L/ .665 v R

Crawford: .723/ .709

Kelly: .734/ .699 (not really horrible, and he's the worst on the list.)

LHP Sandoval crushes LHBs: .598/.734

Chapman, too: .462/.553

Coulombe: .596/.694

Moran: .602/.622