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Red Sox To Sign Dan Runzler

By Jeff Todd | February 1, 2019 at 7:35pm CDT

The Red Sox have added reliever Dan Runzler on a minors deal, per John Dreker of Pirates Prospects (via Twitter). It isn’t yet known whether he’ll receive an invitation to participate in MLB camp.

A southpaw who’ll soon turn 34, Runzler has appeared in five big league seasons, though he hasn’t been a substantial contributor since 2013. All told, he owns a 3.89 ERA with 9.7 K/9 and 5.4 BB/9 over 76 1/3 innings at the game’s highest level.

Runzler has mostly toiled at Triple-A and in the Atlantic League over recent years, but did briefly crack the bigs with the Pirates in 2017. He possesses mid-nineties heat from the left side, but hasn’t consistently been able to command it. In 2018, he threw 48 innings of 2.81 ERA ball with the Sugar Land Skeeters, racking up 58 strikeouts but also doling out 27 free passes.

Boston fans clamoring for some bullpen help likely won’t be appeased by this addition, any more than they were by the club’s prior winter moves. Runzler joins Colten Brewer, Zach Putnam, and Jenrry Mejia as low-risk relief candidates that have been brought on board this winter.

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  1. shortytallz

    6 years ago

    who needs Kimbrel when you have Runtser?

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    • BuellF150

      6 years ago

      Same walk rates of late it seems from Kimbrel

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      • shortytallz

        6 years ago

        wut

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  2. joshua.barron1

    6 years ago

    Finally. Also xabial comments on other trade rumors sister sights fyi

    Reply
  3. sawxfan82

    6 years ago

    Nothing significant since 2013… Interesting signing. Lefty throwing mid 90s is intriguing if he can do it

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  4. pinballwizard1969

    6 years ago

    Seems like Dombrowski and the Red Sox are hoping to catch lightning in a bottle with one of these minor league reliever signings. Most if not all of these guys are a waste of time.

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    • jrwhite21

      6 years ago

      Yes, but they’ve been successful doing it in the past. No reason not to try again

      Reply
  5. Solaris601

    6 years ago

    Sox apparently see something there no one else does, and I hope it works out. I follow the Pirates pretty closely, but I have no recollection of this guy whatsoever.

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    • Robertowannabe

      6 years ago

      I remember the name but can’t remember seeing him actually pitch.

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      6 years ago

      There’s no good reason to remember him. For some unfathomable reason the Pirates brought him up for the September 40-man roster in 2017 even though he hadn’t pitched all that well in AAA, and he got beat like a pinata.

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  6. PipptyPoppitygivemetheZoppity

    6 years ago

    Sox can make a run with this re tooled bullben, my concern is who will be the Joe kelly of this team come next fall. Kimbrel was too inconsistent to say he was a sure fire subtraction to a team with world series aspirations is a stretch.

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  7. jdgoat

    6 years ago

    Kimbrel replacement?

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  8. Lefty Grove’s right hand

    6 years ago

    He has horrible BB issues.

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  9. game_over_uniform

    6 years ago

    Who?!

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  10. Equinsu Ocha

    6 years ago

    this takes them out of the running for Kimbrel

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  11. thetruth 2

    6 years ago

    Wow that’s a huge signing!!

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  12. jorge78

    6 years ago

    Boston fans are spoiled…..

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  13. talking baseball

    6 years ago

    Started out with the Giants as a reliever and did not improve.

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  14. talking baseball

    6 years ago

    Why do Boston fans cry so much ? Should the whole baseball world concede to the almighty Red Sox. Play the games and get a towel for your tears.

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    • Weather Report of Atlanta

      6 years ago

      Throw in Yankees fans in your generalization as well. In fact, you probably are one.

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  15. HBan22

    6 years ago

    Guys like Shawn Kelley are signing for a couple million dollars with teams like the Rangers, and the Sox are signing Dan Runzler and Jenrry Mejia? If they were so strapped for cash, maybe they should have signed a couple top relievers like the Yankees did instead of signing Eovaldi. I mean I love the Eovaldi signing, but this is just getting embarrasing and absurd…

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    • Nick4747

      6 years ago

      At first I always thought the signing was about trading porcello now I’m starting to believe it’s just a makeshift bullpen regular season and use your starters as relievers in the postseason.

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      • HBan22

        6 years ago

        I’m really starting to think Dombrowski may just be waiting until near mid-season to trade for a closer. Hopefully Kirby Yates.

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  16. Gwynning's Anal Lover

    6 years ago

    Happy to see John Dreker get some props.

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    • jimmyz

      6 years ago

      Pirates prospects is the best site for Pirates minor league info. Well worth the subscription

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  17. Are We Not Men

    6 years ago

    Muchado, Harper and Runzler…at least one of the “big 3” has signed.

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  18. ggints10

    6 years ago

    After all the relievers they passed on, I’d be willing to just have Tony Sipp for a year!

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