Red Sox Offseason Addition Looks Good In Debut As Red Sox Face May 1 Deadline
Red Sox Offseason Addition Looks Good In Debut As Red Sox Face May 1 Deadline originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox signed Tommy Kahnle in the offseason, and his contract has an upward mobility clause.
The upward mobility clause allows a big league team to sign Kahnle to their major league roster on May 1 if the Red Sox do not do so. If he is not in the big leagues by June 1, he has an opt-out. Kahnle signed on March 19 and made two spring training appearances.
He allowed two earned runs in two innings of work. He made his first official appearance of the year in Triple-A on Tuesday. He allowed one unearned run, two hits and issued one walk in one inning of work.
He also had a strikeout. He spent last season with the Detroit Tigers, making 66 appearances. The 36-year-old right-hander has played on five different teams in the big leagues and is hoping to make the Red Sox the latest club he contributes to in the big leagues.
He is hoping that increasing his fastball usage again can help him do that. "Last year I really liked my fastball. I just didn’t throw it, at all,” Kahnle told MassLive's Matt Vautour .