The AL East continues to see some shakeups as the Boston Red Sox have reportedly agreed to a trade with the Chicago White Sox to land starting pitcher Garrett Crochet. This is seen as a massive move as there were a lot of people excited about what Garrett Crochet would be able to do with a winning team after pitching for one of the worst teams in the history of Major League Baseball last season. Let’s take a deeper dive into all that we know about the trade and discuss how things look right now.
Boston Red Sox Land Garrett Crochet
The Boston Red Sox are stepping up and looking to compete in a tough American League East as they are getting young southpaw Garrett Crochet less than 24 hours after being the runner-up for Max Fried. According to Ken Rosenthal, the prospects heading to Chicago are catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth, and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez. Garrett Crochet pitched well last season as he was named an All-Star and finished the season going 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA in 146.0 innings (32 starts) with 33 walks to 209 strikeouts. However, he was limited in his length throughout the second half of the season and needs to make sure that he could pitch throughout the entirety of the season.
Crochet is under two years of arbitration before becoming an unrestricted free agent after the 2026 season. With Lucas Giolito returning from Tommy John Surgery this season, there is a nice 1-2 punch in the top of the rotation with a pair of left-handers. Boston has shown they are ready to add as they also already signed closer Aroldis Chapman to a one-year contract and are attempting to compete for a postseason spot. According to Fangraphs, Teel was Boston’s third-ranked prospect in their system while Montgomery was their fifth-ranked prospect.
For the White Sox, they continue to look for young pieces that are not making money as they attempt to rebuild the team. Do not be surprised to see them involved in more trades with some players on bigger contracts that could land them some more quality minor leaguers. Now, the Red Sox are hoping that this could help close the gap between themselves and the Baltimore Orioles/New York Yankees in the AL East in 2025 and beyond.
