The Boston Red Sox added another veteran arm to their bullpen on Tuesday by completing a trade with the Los Angeles Angels.
Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow pulled off another trade in the early evening, acquiring veteran right-handed reliever Luis García from the Los Angeles Angels,García, 37, is an experienced setup man who figures to help stabilize late-inning situations for the Red Sox in support of closer Kenley Jansen. García has compiled a 3.71 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 43 2/3 innings this year. He is a free agent after the season.on X, sounding optimistic.
By adding both García and Lucas Sims to the Red Sox 'pen on Tuesday, Breslow has addressed another of Boston's needs: relief pitching.It can be argued that Breslow fell short in significantly bolstering Boston's plate production, but it's been an overall solid deadline for the Red Sox.Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for "Boston Red Sox On SI." Born in Illinois, Colin grew up in Massachusetts as the third of four brothers.
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