The Boston Red Sox announced they have acquired reliever Fernando Abad from the Minnesota Twins. Boston sent relief prospect Pat Light to Minnesota.
Abad joined the Twins on a minor-league deal before this season, but has played well and has been a mainstay in the majors. Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors breaks down how Abad will fit in with the Red Sox:
Left-handers are batting a woeful .163/.192/.265 against Abad this season, so he’ll provide manager John Farrell with a legitimate weapon against lefty bats in late-game settings. And, while he’s been markedly worse against righties, Abad has held his own against opponents that hold the platoon advantage, limiting them to a .257/.360/.351 batting line. While the OBP is a concern there, he hasn’t allowed right-handed hitters to generate much power against him. Abad is earning $1.25MM this season and is under club control through the 2017 campaign via arbitration, so he represents more than just a rental pickup for president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, who has now bolstered his roster with summer pickups of Aaron Hill, Drew Pomeranz, Brad Ziegler and Abad.
Abad is 1-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 34 innings with Minnesota this season.
Light is 1-1 with a 2.32 ERA in 25 appearances in Triple-A this year.
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