The Boston Red Sox pulled off a blockbuster trade earlier in the week, sending a package of four prospects to the Chicago White Sox for left-handed starter Garrett Crochet.
Crochet, 25, immediately becomes Boston’s ace and with two years of control left, the Red Sox will likely begin extension negotiation sooner rather than later.
After months on the trading block, Crochet told reporters in a call on Friday that he’s happy to finally have things calm down a bit.
“There was definitely a lot of relief when it finally came to fruition and I got the call from (Chicago White Sox GM Chris) Getz,” Crochet said. “and (Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig) Breslow as well. A lot of people might view the trade as adding some chaos into your life, but for me, I felt like all of the chaos was stripped away. Worrying about it for eight months, and knowing that it was kind of writing on the wall, it was nice to being able to put it behind me and look forward to the season.”
Boston has missed the playoffs the last three seasons, but adding a top-of-the-rotation arm like Crochet, who earned All-Star honors for the first time in 2024, could be the thing that changes that. And, he knows exactly what he’s getting himself into with Red Sox fans.
“It’s an electric atmosphere. The fans are knowledgeable about baseball and not every fan base can say that,” Crochet said. “That’s probably the biggest thing that I look forward to. That, along with (the fact that) they expect you to win and they expect you to be great. They’ve seen it before. That’s the main thing I’m looking forward to.”
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