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Minnesota Twins Signing Old Friend to Fill Bullpen Void

Originally posted on Minnesota Sports Fan
By Ted Schwerzler | Last updated Feb 4, 2025 11:15 AM ET

Sometimes if you love something enough you simply let it go and it will come back around to you. Welcome to the Minnesota Twins and Danny Coulombe experience. Rocco Baldelli’s bullpen is currently projected to be among the best in baseball, but they were without a solid lefty option.

That isn’t the case anymore as Coulombe brings a veteran southpaw presence. With a level of familiarity for the organization, it should be a seamless transition back onto the team.

Danny Coulombe rejoins the Minnesota Twins

This sort of deal seemed inevitable. Danny Coulombe is a free agent option that fit multiple needs for the MN Twins. He provides a lefty for the bullpen, can be had on a one-year deal, and doesn’t cost a significant chunk of change.

Danny Coulombe to the Twins, pending physical. Very solid back end bullpen now for Minnesota with Duran, Jax, Sands, etc.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) February 4, 2025

The major league deal is Minnesota’s first of the offseason. After signing multiple minor league contracts with Minnesota, Coulombe will make $2.5 million in 2025.

After three years with Minnesota, Coulombe spent a couple of years in Baltimore. His career was largely a mixed bag through the first five years. He joined the Twins in 2020 and unfortunately got hurt. 2021 was a launching point to the second half of his big league experience.

Coulombe posted a 3.67 ERA with 33 strikeouts across 34 1/3 innings. He’s a guy that doesn’t give up walks or home runs. Although Coulombe is best against lefties, he doesn’t have to be a strict LOOGY (lefty one out guy).

Danny Coulombe, Wicked 85mph Breaking Ball. pic.twitter.com/i0K1ylKIZV
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 14, 2024

In two seasons with the Orioles, Coulombe threw 81 innings and compiled a 2.56 ERA. He had 90 strikeouts and allowed just seven home runs. He did deal with some injury concerns last season, and his durability is not necessarily the greatest.

Coulombe joins a loaded back-end for Minnesota in the bullpen. Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran should shut down games late. The lefty takes over Caleb Thielbar’s role and bring a higher level of certainty to produce.

If Minnesota can keep the bulk of their relievers healthy, they have a strong group with a good mix of skills. Baldelli should feel a relative sense of comfort when needing to rely on that unit.

This article first appeared on Minnesota Sports Fan and was syndicated with permission.

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