{"id":25847,"date":"2025-02-14T03:04:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25847"},"modified":"2025-02-14T03:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T03:04:29","slug":"bold-move-red-soxs-new-21-million-starter-sets-ambitious-goals-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25847","title":{"rendered":"BOLD MOVE: Red Sox\u2019s New $21 Million Starter Sets Ambitious Goals for 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\">Boston Red Sox<\/a>\u00a0have been very active on the pitching front this offseason, adding multiple players like Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler to help bolster the team&#8217;s starting rotation.<\/p>\n<p>These moves address some of Boston&#8217;s biggest needs, and it will be interesting to see how both players pan out. Buehler, specifically, is someone Boston fans should keep an eye on.<\/p>\n<p>Buehler had many big moments in the 2024 playoffs, which Red Sox fans hope he can bring to Boston, which has not made the playoffs since 2021.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-357c2e62662a40f3ab2605dd7fae533e\" data-google-query-id=\"CLq78NyWwosDFQzLFgUdglkYeg\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) pitches during the ninth inning against the New York Yankees.\" width=\"3647\" height=\"2431\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNjUzMDkwMjM4MjQ0NDgw\/usatsi_24631660.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler (21) pitches during the ninth inning against the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, Buehler made a bold claim about his 2025 goals. When talking with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NESN\/status\/1889694488001499630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NESN&#8217;s Tom Caron<\/a>, he said, &#8220;I&#8217;ve gone 200 innings before. I&#8217;m 30; I&#8217;m not 38. That&#8217;s still on the table. 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