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Red Sox potential trade target Garrett Crochet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The 2024 season started out for the\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0with an eye-opening run through the team\u2019s pitching rotation, in which it seemed that each hurler\u2019s performance was a bit better than the one before. But the\u00a0MLB\u00a0season closed with a rotation that had its lack of depth and dearth of topline talent exposed, making it impossible for the team to stay in contention, especially as injuries piled up.<\/p>\n
That will have to change in 2025. Obviously, renewed heath would go a long way toward helping that. This year\u2019s presumed ace, free-agent signee Lucas Giolito, did not pitch an inning for Boston before suffering a season-ending elbow injury, but there is hope that he will return to the mound next season.<\/p>\n
Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford all showed promise, especially early in 2024, but none has the makeup of an ace. Garrett Whitlock threw four terrific starts for Boston (1.96 ERA) but also went out with an elbow injury, and won\u2019t be ready to start next season.<\/p>\n
Overall, the rotation took steps forward. But there is still no clear No. 1. With owner John Henry\u2019s unwillingness to spend on free-agent pitchers, analyst\u00a0Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors\u00a0offers a way forward for the Red Sox: Trade for White Sox breakout star Garrett Crochet.<\/p>\n
Red Sox \u2018Have the Pieces\u2019 to Trade for a Pitcher<\/h2>\n
Crochet is still only 25 years old and has two more years of arbitration ahead of him after this season. He had one of the wildest 2024 seasons of any pitcher, recovering from a rocky start with a dominant showing in May and June, when he logged 11 starts and went 5-2 with a 1.49 ERA.<\/p>\n
Wrote Dierkes: \u201cBoston\u2019s 2025 rotation lacks depth, but also lacks a true ace.\u00a0 I\u2019m not there with Houck, who should have an ERA around 4.00 if he shows the same skills next year.\u00a0 Of course, many teams are lacking an ace, and the only real advice I can come up with is to trade for\u00a0Garrett Crochet.\u00a0 The Red Sox do have the pieces to be able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crochet could come cheaper than expected. Outside of the two months of dominance, he pretty much showed his true colors\u2014he\u2019s a converted reliever who has long been injury-prone. After the All-Star break, Crochet went 0-6 with a 5.12 ERA and a WHIP of 1.397, worries stats for a guy who had a 0.950 WHIP before the break.<\/p>\n
Garrett Crochet Struggled With Injuries<\/h2>\n
Hard to say what the White Sox could command for Crochet, who got the kid-glove treatment down the stretch because he had thrown a total of 217 innings in his last six years pitching, including college.<\/p>\n
Injury concerns about Crochet go back a long way. After a successful debut first full season working out of the bullpen in 2021, Crochet missed all of 2022 recovering from Tommy John surgery. He made only 25 appearances, all in relief, in 2023 as he was further dealing with recovery.<\/p>\n
Crochet came into 2024 with 73 total big-league innings to his credit, and zero starts. He looked outstanding at times this season, but those showings were sporadic and he is a major injury risk. When he is ready to sign a contract extension, the folks at Spotrac have him projected to land a hefty\u00a0six-year deal worth $128 million.<\/p>\n
Trading for Crochet would be a gamble. But injuries and inconsistency could make him a gamble the Red Sox can afford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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