The Boston Red Sox completed an interesting trade on Thursday.

ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first to report the club had acquired right-hander Johan Oviedo , left-hander Tyler Samaniego and catcher Adonys Guzman in exchange for outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia and right-hander Jesus Travieso in a multi-player deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Oviedo is the headliner, with many believing he could compete for a spot in the middle of the rotation next season, but what about the other two guys who made the trek from Pittsburgh to Boston?

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow gave his thoughts on both of them in an interview with MassLive’s Chris Cotillo on Friday.

“Samaniego is someone that we believe can help us in the near-term,” Breslow said. “He’s got a deep mix against left-handed h

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