The Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday acquired Jhoan Duran , one of baseball's best relievers, and they paid a high price to the Minnesota Twins to get it done.

Minnesota received catcher Eduardo Tait, regarded as a top 100 prospect, and pitcher Mick Abel, a rookie with six years of team control. They are ranked fourth and fifth , respectively, among the Phillies' minor league prospects by ESPN.

Duran, 27, is known for two wipeout pitches -- a fastball with an average velocity of 100.2 mph and a curveball he throws in the mid-80s -- and he is among the most dominant closers. David Dombrowski, the Phillies' head of baseball operations, again aggressively worked to plug a major hole in the bullpen.

"We got a dominant closer for a tough price, two good players, but something that

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