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5 relievers the Boston Red Sox need to target this trade season

By Sean Basile

May 28, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard (52) throws to the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
May 28, 2022; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Daniel Bard (52) throws to the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /
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Los Angeles Angels closer Raisel Iglesias
Sep 23, 2021; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias (32) throws against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Raisel Iglesias

The whiff and chase rates are still off the charts for Raisel Iglesias. He is still an absolute stud in the back end of the Angels bullpen as far as I’m concerned. He may be posting a 4.50 ERA right now, but his expected is 3.20 and he’s managed to rack up 46 punchouts in only 32 innings of work.

The Angels are dead in the water right now. Barring a turnaround for the ages, it appears Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani will once again be on the outside looking in this October.

I see no reason for the Halos to hold on tight to Iglesias amidst the 2022 this team has had.

You need to start building seriously around Trout and Ohtani if you’re the Angels right now. A pitcher like Iglesias is going to be much better suited to operate in a winning environment. So, it only makes sense you try and reel in some prospects for your stud closer.

The spin is strong for Iglesias, and so is the velocity. And unlike many of the other guys on my list here, he throws strikes at an extremely high rate.

I think if the Red Sox had Iglesias this whole season, they’d easily have 55 wins by now and that is a low-ball.

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