Will Red Sox Trade For All-Star Pitcher At Winter Meetings? Garrett Crochet 2.0?

It was almost exactly one year ago Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow changed the course of the franchise.

Breslow traded for left-hander Garrett Crochet on the final day of the 2024 Winter Meetings, sending a boatload of prospects to the Chicago White Sox.

And the deal paid immediate dividends with Crochet finishing second in voting for the 2025 American League Cy Young Award.

So will history repeat itself next week when the Winter Meetings open for business?

Much of the trade buzz surrounds Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal. But don’t sleep on Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta.

“Though many expected a Peralta trade soon after Brandon Woodruff accepted the qualifying offer, the Brewers aren’t approaching the winter focused on dealing their top starter,” ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel report. “If they get blown away by an offer, they won’t hesitate, but for now, the plan is to enter the year with Woodruff, Peralta, Jacob Misiorowski and Quinn Priester anchoring their rotation.”

Peralta has a 25% chance of being traded, according to Passan and McDaniel. They list the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres as best trade fits.

But just last week, The Athletic’s Jim Bowden pitched a blockbuster Red Sox-Brewers trade which sends Peralta to Boston.

To get the two-time All-Star, Bowden said Breslow would need to part ways with left-hander Payton Tolle and right-hander Anthony Eyanson, two of the club’s top pitching prospects.

Trading for Peralta isn’t a top priority for the Red Sox, who acquired right-hander Sonny Gray from the St. Louis Cardinals in a pre-Thanksgiving trade.

But Peralta would slot nicely behind Crochet and give Boston perhaps the best 1-2 starting pitcher combo in the majors.

The 29-year-old Peralta won a career-high 17 games this season while posting a career-low 2.70 ERA.

He finished fifth in voting for the 2025 National League Cy Young Award, which went to Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes.