Ever since the Boston Red Sox swung a deal with the White Sox to land prized southpaw Garrett Crochet back in December, extending the southpaw’s stay in Boston beyond his final two years of team control has appeared to be a top priority for the Red Sox.

Garrett Crochet doesn't want extension talks with the Red Sox to bleed into the season, changing his recent tune.

The Boston Red Sox can be viewed as huge winners of the MLB offseason. With there not being much movement in the American League, the Red Sox capitalized by adding three huge names, one of them being starting pitcher Garrett Crochet.

It may only be spring training, but if Wednesday’s performance was any indication, Boston Red Sox fans are going to enjoy watching Garrett Crochet pitch this season.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As Garrett Crochet faced the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon, the scoreboard flashed 101 miles per hour for one of his pitches in the first inning. That caused a little buzz in the crowd of 7,736 at JetBlue Park. But it turned out the radar gun was running hot.

Garrett Crochet plays for the Boston Red Sox, and that only happened because of what the lefty did at the 2024 trade deadline. As was typically the case for the

Crochet's dominant start to his Red Sox career should have Red Sox fans clamoring for Craig Breslow and Co. to get an extension done while they still can.

When the Red Sox went and signed Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract, it created some drama. Rafael Devers came out in defense of his career, stating he was not looking to hand third base to Bregman.