Red Sox acquire White Sox ace Garrett Crochet in blockbuster trade

Red Sox acquire White Sox ace Garrett Crochet in blockbuster trade

The Red Sox are finally making a splash.

After waiving a number of high-profile free agents like Juan Soto and Max Fried, the Red Sox have agreed to a trade for White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed.

Sherman reported that catching prospect Kyle Teel will return to Chicago as part of the trade.


The Red Sox are close to acquiring pitcher Garrett Crochet from the White Sox.
The Red Sox are close to acquiring pitcher Garrett Crochet from the White Sox.

The White Sox are also getting outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez, Jon Heyman of The Post confirmed.

Crochet was an all-star last year.

Despite having a 6-12 record on a miserable White Sox team, he had a 3.58 ERA and a 1.068 WHIP.

Teel is the most sought-after prospect in the industry – he’s currently ranked No. 25 on the MLB Top 100 list.


Catcher Kyle Teel is going to the White Sox in a trade.
Catcher Kyle Teel is going to the White Sox in a trade. Boston Globe via Getty Images

Montgomery is ranked 54th, while Meidroth and Gonzalez are not on the list.

There was unrest across Red Sox nation after the team lost in the pursuit of Soto, Fried and Shane Bieber.

Boston megafan Bill Simmons posted a series of screenshots mocking the team’s “serious” pursuit of these players.

Lou Merloni, a former Red Sox infielder who is now a talk show host for WEEI, urged the team to pursue former Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes.

“So it’s (Toronto, San Francisco) and Boston?? SF scares me. I just need a win,” Merloni told It doesn’t matter, but they need a guy at the top of that rotation to be what they want to be.”

The Red Sox went 81-81 last season and missed the playoffs.

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