Garrett Crochet To Red Sox? White Sox GM Reveals ‘Focus’ In Trade Talks

The Boston Red Sox are set to undergo a critical offseason, which could welcome in some new faces, either through free agency or the trade market, before the team convenes for spring training activities in a few months.

Potential trade target Garrett Crochet, currently of the Chicago White Sox, could be a name to look out for as the offseason progresses. The 25-year-old left-handed starting pitcher is booked to prompt teams across the league to reach out to the White Sox, who last season finished with a jarring 121 losses, and so far, they are all ears to offers.

“We are focusing on position player return,” White Sox general manager Chris Getz told Audacy’s “670 The Score” on Tuesday. “Some organizations’ top talent is much different than others. We have spent a lot of time and resources studying other teams’ farm systems. Garrett had an outstanding year, so as much as other teams are interested, I can also see him making an Opening Day start for us as well.”

Crochet went 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA last season in a career-high 32 starts (146 innings pitched). He was named to the American League’s All-Star team, pitching for an MLB-worst White Sox team that averaged roughly three runs a game and he still managed to remain focused and catapult his stock value. For teams like the Red Sox, Crochet’s mound services would be much appreciated for an organization with intentions of competing for something more than baseball’s all-time loss record.

Getz highlighted position players as the desired return. Chicago already parted ways with infielder Yoán Moncada last week, agreeing to a $5 million buyout, opening up for an exploration of options to choose from before potentially sending Crochet off elsewhere. Boston is among the teams with the roster flexibility to explore what pieces to shuffle off in order to land an arm like Crochet’s to boost the starting rotation for 2025.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow already noted the organization’s commitment to leaving no stone unturned this offseason, which means examining every and all options available to bolster Boston’s roster — and avoid a potential fourth consecutive playoff miss next October.

“We’ll be open to both (trades and free agency),” Breslow said, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. “We do have a bunch of position players that we feel really good about, and we’ve got to figure out how we maximize their value, whether that’s in Boston or elsewhere. But at the same time, I’ve talked for a while about how the recipe for success here has been homegrown talent supplemented via free agency, and I don’t see that changing. We’ll be open to both.”