Crochet switches Sox; headlines Winter Meetings trades

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NEWS: The Boston Red Sox have acquired LHP Garrett Crochet from Chicago White Sox for a package of prospects headlined by C Kyle Teel and OF Braden Montgomery.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow has said that one of his offseason goals was to “raise the ceiling” on the team’s rotation, and he has clearly done that with the 25-year-old Crochet. After returning from Tommy John surgery in 2023, Crochet was healthy throughout 2024, though White Sox did monitor his innings down the stretch. While his surface stats are plenty impressive, Crochet’s 2.69 xERA speaks to his potential. Crochet essentially replaces free agent RHP Nick Pivetta in the Boston rotation, so it may...

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