The Red Sox have made their first big move of the offseason. According to multiple reports, Boston is finalizing a trade with the Chicago White Sox to acquire left-handed starter Garrett Crochet.
The Boston Globe's Julian McWilliams was the first to report the trade. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Red Sox are sending Chicago four prospects, including one of their "big four" in catcher Kyle Teel. In addition to Teel, they are also trading outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez.
After missing out on Max Fried, who signed with the New York Yankees on Tuesday, the trade for Crochet gives the Red Sox the front-of-the-rotation lefty that they coveted.
Crochet, 25, pitched 146 innings in his first full major-league season in 2024, going 6-12 on a bad White Sox team with a 3.58 ERA, 2.69 FIP, 209 strikeouts, and 6.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Crochet is under team control for two more years, which, combined with his age, is what made him so valuable in a trade.
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