Red Sox acquire Crochet from White Sox for 4 prospects

The Chicago White Sox traded All-Star left-hander Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth, and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez.

Crochet put together a breakout 2024 campaign with the White Sox in his first season as a starting pitcher. The 25-year-old posted a 6-12 record with a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts across 146 innings.

Crochet is under club control for an additional two seasons and is projected to earn $2.9 million in 2025.

"We feel like we got a legitimate No. 1 starter in Garrett, left-handed, ton of swing and miss, massive strikeouts, and feel like the best is still in front of him. So we're excited about what he brings," Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said, per MLB.com's Ian Browne.

Crochet is poised to join a Red Sox rotation that also includes Tanner Houck, Brayan Bello, and Kutter Crawford. The Red Sox are also expected to incorporate Lucas Giolito into the rotation after the right-hander missed the entire 2024 campaign following elbow surgery.

White Sox general manager Chris Getz said five teams were interested in trading for Crochet.

"This is a deal that was above what we could have gotten at the deadline from our evaluations," Getz said, per Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Teel was Boston's No. 4 prospect, according to MLB.com. The 22-year-old was a first-round pick in 2023 and registered an .819 OPS with 13 home runs, 23 doubles, and 78 RBIs across two minor-league levels last season.

Montgomery was taken 12th overall in the 2024 MLB Draft and was the No. 5 prospect for the Red Sox. The 21-year-old hit 27 home runs and 85 RBIs in 61 games at Texas A&M last season.

The Red Sox picked Meidroth in the fourth round of the 2022 draft. The 23-year-old hit .293 with seven home runs, 20 doubles, and 57 RBIs in 122 games at Triple-A.

Gonzalez, 22, posted a 4-3 record with a 4.73 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 24 appearances at Double-A last season.