The Boston Red Sox had one thing in mind when they started making calls this winter: landing their new number-one starting pitcher.
Fortunately, the Chicago White Sox picked up enough of those calls, and the Red Sox were able to nab lefty Garrett Crochet in a blockbuster trade. They gave up four top prospects to land Crochet, but the Red Sox now have far more hope for the 2025 season.
Crochet’s career hasn’t been linear to this point, and 2024 was the first season he even worked as a starting pitcher at the major league level. He was undeniably fantastic, striking out 209 batters in just 146 innings pitched, but it’s reasonable to wonder what the Red Sox should expect moving forward…