multiple left-on-left specialists<\/a> for different portions of a ball game is never a bad option and could potentially free up Strahm for some more traditional late-inning relief work – given he has experience closing ball games himself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
So, if Kansas City wants to up the ante and grab another left-handed relief pitcher, who are some gettable free agents they could go out and sign?<\/p>\n
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3 additional lefties Royals could look to add to bullpen after Matt Strahm trade<\/h2>\n
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Andrew Chafin<\/h3>\n
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Since the COVID 2020 season, Chafin has been the definition of a journeyman, appearing for eight different clubs in that six year span. And there’s a reason for this, he continually finds easy to be a valuable left-handed arm in the ‘pen that’s desirable across much of the league.<\/p>\n
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The 2025 season was no different for the 35-year-old, as in 33.2 innings across 43 outings between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Angels, he threw to a 2.41 ERA with respectable marks in FIP (3.46), K\/9 (9.62) and BAA (.234).<\/p>\n
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And against left-handed hitters in particular, he certainly fits the lefty-on-lefty mold, posting a .136\/.268\/.186 slash line with a 0.98 WHIP versus them in 19.1 innings.<\/p>\n
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Danny Coulombe<\/h3>\n
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Then there’s Coulombe, who’s coming off his fourth consecutive season with an ERA under 3.00 and FIP below 4.00.<\/p>\n
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In 43.0 innings of work across 55 outings between the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers, he threw to a 2.30 ERA, 3.30 FIP, 1.16 WHIP and .203 BAA.<\/p>\n
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And again, looking at the Royals desired lefty-on-lefty parameters, Coulombe more than fits the bill. In 20.0 innings versus them in 2025, the 36-year-old put up a .225\/.273\/.254 slash line and 1.05 WHIP.<\/p>\n
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Sean Newcomb<\/h3>\n
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Lastly there’s Newcomb, who’s a converted starter himself. While he can certainly handle a left-on-left middle relief role, his versatility could be an option the Royals turn to, potentially as an insurance plan for Falter, after he posted a 13.50 ERA in his 4.0 innings as a reliver last season.<\/p>\n
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Newcomb is coming off a good-looking 1.7 fWAR campaign between the Red Sox and the Athletics in 2025 after posting a 2.73 ERA and 3.04 FIP.<\/p>\n
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Again, he may not be the same degree of lefty specialist as say a Chafin and Coulombe, he still held his own with some favorable looking splits. In 28.1 innings against them in 2025, he posted a slash line against of .226\/.308\/.321 with a respectable 1.24 WHIP.<\/p>\n
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He may not be the go-to middle relief option for them, but given their need to narrow down their starting surplus, having another relief arm capable of stretching out innings in a bullpen day or even making a spot start, if injuries arrive like they did last year, could be invaluable.<\/p>\n
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