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- Updated: August 1, 2016
2:20 PM ET
SEATTLE — While everyone focused on Chris Sale, the Boston Red Sox beat the trade deadline Monday by making a deal that will be easy to sell.
The Red Sox bolstered their bullpen by acquiring left-hander Fernando Abad from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for hard-throwing Triple-A reliever Pat Light. Abad, 30, figures to balance out a group of late-inning relievers that is comprised of right-handed setup men Junichi Tazawa and Brad Ziegler and closer Craig Kimbrel, who could be reinstated from the disabled list in time for Monday night’s series-opener here against the Seattle Mariners.
Twins reliever Fernando Abad is on his way to Boston after the Red Sox snagged the lefty in return for a minor league prospect ahead of Monday’s trade deadline. Hannah Foslien/Getty Images
In the days and hours leading up to the deadline, the Red Sox have inquired about the …
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