Twins trade for lefthander Brian Fuentes

After adding Randy Flores, the Twins weren't done looking for left-handed relief help.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire just announced that the club has traded for All-Star closer Brian Fuentes, who will assume a setup role the rest of the season.

Fuentes, 35, is 4-1 with a 3.52 ERA in 39 games with the Angels. He saved a league-high 48 games with the Halos last season.

The Twins will send a player to be named to the Angels by Oct. 15 to complete the deal. In most cases, teams agree to a list of players from which the Angels can select one to complete the trade.

The Twins will announce a roster move after tonight's game against Seattle to make room for Fuentes, and Fuentes is expected to join the Twins tomorrow.

Check back here for more details. I think the Twins raised the stakes by adding such a proven reliever.

UPDATE: Fuentes will wear No. 51, He usually wears No. 40, but that belongs to pitching coach Rick Anderson.

UPDATE II: Twins players were very pleased to hear news of the deal:

``I'm shocked," reliever Matt Guerrier said. ``Another arm down there, Some more experience. Closed out for 5-6 years and he's an All-Star. He's a great pickup.

``We made similar moves at this time last year, adding (Jon) Rauch and (Ron) Mahay and this year with (Matt) Capps and Fuentes and (Randy) Flores, which makes us, obviously,very deep."