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Red Sox On The Clock With Tommy Kahnle Decision originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Boston Red Sox have a decision to make about reliever Tommy Kahnle.
The right-hander "opted out of his minor league contract with the Red Sox on Tuesday, leaving the team 48 hours to call him up, trade him, or else allow him to become a free agent," according to the Boston Globe's Alex Speier.
The Sox are “still working through this,” Speier reports, per a source, and "have not made a decision either way. ... To add Kahnle, Boston would need to clear spots on both its 40-man and 26-man rosters."
Some options the front office might be considering are moving left-hander Garrett Crochet or shortstop Trevor Story to the 60-day injured list.
Should the Red Sox decide not to elevate Kahnle, "other teams have expressed interest in the 36-year-old righty," Speier reports.
Kahnle, an 11-year MLB veteran, has impressed with the WooSox, posting a sterling 1.40 ERA in 18 appearances with 21 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings.
He signed a minor-league contract with Boston in March. The current scouting report on Kahnle reveals a veteran who can still make an impact.
"An elite changeup has been Kahnle’s primary pitch in recent years," Charlie Wright of MLB Trade Rumors reports. "The offering posted a +4 Run Value this past season. Kahnle’s changeup had the fifth-highest Run Value in the league in 2024.
"The veteran is throwing the pitch at a 63.4% clip with the WooSox, which is actually a bit low for him. Kahnle has thrown the changeup at least 72% of the time in four straight years," Wright adds. "He’s sitting 93 mph on the four-seamer, which is down slightly from 2025 (93.5 mph)."
Speier reports Kahnle wasn't with Triple-A Worcester yesterday for is game against Buffalo.
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