An American League East staff has gotten higher.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Pink Sox acquired Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox for Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, and Wikelman Gonzalez.
The #RedSox right this moment acquired LHP Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox, in trade for 4 minor leaguers: RHP Wikelman Gonzalez, C Kyle Teel, OF Braden Montgomery, and INF Chase Meidroth.
— Pink Sox (@RedSox) December 11, 2024
Crochet is a cost-controlled participant with good outcomes, as he posted a 3.58 ERA and a 2.69 FIP in 146 innings pitched with a horrible White Sox staff final season, with a 35.1 Okay% and 5.5 BB%. The left-handed pitcher was chosen Eleventh general within the 2020 draft, this was the primary season that Crochet began after pitching in reduction for his first 4 seasons.
He missed a type of seasons (2022) attributable to Tommy John surgical procedure and solely pitched 12.2 innings out of the White Sox bullpen in 2023. As an entire, the left-handed pitcher has a 3.29 ERA and a 2.84 FIP in 219 innings pitched in his profession, with a 32.3 Okay% and an 8 BB%.
That is the primary time in latest reminiscence that the Pink Sox acquired an ace left-handed starter from the White Sox. On Dec. 6, 2016, they traded a handful of gamers to the White Sox (together with Yoán Moncada) for Chris Sale. The 35-year-old who ended up successful Nationwide League Triple Crown in 2024, had extra of a monitor report within the huge leagues earlier than the commerce to the Pink Sox.
Kyle Teel is a catcher who was chosen 14th general by the Pink Sox within the 2023 draft. He ranked as MLB Pipeline’s fourth-best prospect with an estimated time of arrival subsequent season. Braden Montgomery was their fifth-best prospect after the Pink Sox chosen him twelfth general within the 2024 draft.
As for Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez, the previous ranked because the staff’s Eleventh-best prospect whereas the latter ranked because the Pink Sox’s 14th-best prospect.
Throughout, it was a strong commerce for each groups, because the Pink Sox acquired the ace they needed, whereas the White Sox helped their rebuild. The query is, does this take the Pink Sox out of the working without cost agent starter Corbin Burnes?
Time will inform what is going to occur, however each the Pink Sox and the New York Yankees have gotten stronger. Hopefully, the Toronto Blue Jays do as nicely.
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