Texas Rangers' first deadline acquisition involves under the radar lockdown reliever

After watching one division rival after another make a big splash at the trade deadline, it was finally the Texas Rangers' turn. Interestingly enough, the first acquisition Chris Young pulled off wasn't one that will get a ton of attention or headlines. Still, the trade for Danny Coulombe is a sneaky good move that provides a pretty massive upgrade to the team's bullpen.

Just two hours before the deadline is set to officially begin the final phase of the 2025 season, the Rangers worked themselves out a deal with the Minnesota Twins, managing to raid an AL Central team that is apparently unloading any and every movable part.

Low prospect cost could make the Twins deal a savvy move for the Texas Rangers' Chris Young

Jeff Passan was the first to report that the Texas Rangers acquired Coulombe. While some fans might have wanted a bigger name like the Cardinals' Ryan Helsley or the Pirates' David Bednar, the Twins' reliever might actually be a better get.

This season, the 11-year veteran has a minuscule earned run average of 1.16 and is a reverse-splits kind of lefty. In other words, for whatever reason, he's much better against righties than lefties, though he's been extremely effective no matter who he goes up against.

While this season has been especially effective for him, his 2.11 ERA over last three seasons is the lowest among qualified relievers in baseball.

Coulombe doesn't have a lot of velocity, but he uses it well, being among the best in baseball with the fastball run value according to Baseball Savant. When batters do make contact, they don't do much with it, as he is also among the leagues best in average exit velo against at 87.2 miles per hour.

The most interesting part about this trade might be that the Texas Rangers might not have had to give up much to bolster their bullpen. While the return hasn't been published yet, it's not expected to be many of the top farmhands.