The Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox have made significant moves to bolster their bullpens ahead of the 2024 MLB season. The Twins have enhanced their bullpen by acquiring left-handed pitcher (LHP) Steven Okert in a trade for Nick Gordon, alongside adding Justin Topa and Jay Jackson in the past two weeks. This move gives the Twins three left-handed pitchers in their bullpen, including Caleb Thielbar and Kody Funderburk, which is projected to significantly improve their bullpen's performance. On the other hand, the Boston Red Sox have focused on adding left-handed depth to their bullpen, officially announcing the addition of LHP Lucas Luetge to their Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee. Luetge, who recently arrived at Fenway South from Houston, has secured a minor league deal with the Red Sox, with a big league salary of $1M if he makes the roster.
"I feel like you can't go wrong with a guy like Okert" @FlavaFraz21 weighs in on the @Twins acquisition of LHP Steven Okert for Nick Gordon. ▶️ https://t.co/E1vRcXAbsv https://t.co/f7yio4Jgtp
New podcast! Breaking down the Twins trading Nick Gordon for Steven Okert and how it clarifies a few spots on the likely Opening Day roster. https://t.co/69gFro3fah
The Red Sox have added LHP Lucas Luetge to the club’s 2024 Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee. @wbz
Red Sox officially announce the addition of LHP Lucas Luetge to big league camp on a minor league deal. (He arrived in Ft Myers today.) He’ll get a big league salary of $1M if he makes the roster.
The #RedSox have added LHP Lucas Luetge to the club’s 2024 Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee.
New LHP Lucas Luetge just arrived at Fenway South. Drove in from Houston yesterday.
The #RedSox add some left-handed depth to their bullpen mix: https://t.co/AIw7F6xOsD https://t.co/O55mCsadkE
#MNTwins have loaded up on bullpen the past two weeks, adding Justin Topa, Jay Jackson and now Steven Okert. Team now has three LHPs in the bullpen between Caleb Thielbar, Okert and Kody Funderburk. Bullpen projects to be very good.
From our Twins roster projection earlier this week: "Nick Gordon isn't a viable starting option in center field and he's also a lefty bat, so he'd seemingly be the hitter pushed out by any upcoming arrival." https://t.co/A1sSMBSGNF