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Garrett Crochet gave his honest thoughts about signing a potential contract extension with the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n

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The Boston Red Sox won the Garrett Crochet sweepstakes earlier this offseason<\/a>, trading for the southpaw in early December in exchange for several prospects. The former Chicago White Sox ace will now\u00a0become the main man in Alex Cora’s rotation<\/a> and hopefully, he’ll be able to help this ball club get back to the playoffs.<\/p>\n

While he’s yet to throw a pitch in a Red Sox uniform, the two sides have had discussions about a long-term deal, with Crochet set to be a free agent in 2027. The left-hander spoke on those talks Saturday and\u00a0made it clear<\/a> he’d be interested in staying on Boston for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Via Chris Cotillo:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been conversations with my agent and the front office, just kind of getting a feel for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cStaying in Boston long-term is something that has a lot of merit in my mind and something I think would be awesome. In the meantime, I’m just focusing on spring and getting ready for the upcoming season, trying to stay focused one day at a time. When something’s presented, then we’ll attack it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last season was Crochet’s first as a full-time starter, but he put up impressive numbers. The 25-year-old posted a 3.58 ERA in 32 starts, striking out 209 hitters in 146 innings of work. His 6-12 record isn’t exactly spectacular, but that’s more because the White Sox were atrocious and couldn’t provide him with run support.<\/p>\n

Chicago did limit his innings towards the end of the campaign, but the Red Sox will likely allow Crochet to pitch every fifth day and get even more comfortable as a starting pitcher. He joins a rotation consisting of Brayan Bello, Walker Buehler, Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford, and Lucas Giolito. Boston could go with a six-man rotation, but it remains to be seen if that’ll be the case.<\/p>\n

Regardless, they will be expecting big things out of Crochet and if he does pitch well, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him ink a new deal.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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