Red Sox, Garrett Crochet Agree To Six-Year Extension

The Red Sox and Garrett Crochet have reached agreement on a six-year, $170MM extension, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. The deal goes into effect in 2026 and includes an opt-out after the fifth season, Passan adds. Robert Murray of FanSided reports that the deal includes an additional $10MM in escalators.

Boston acquired Crochet in one of the offseason’s biggest trades. They packaged four prospects, including their two most recent first-rounders Kyle Teel and Braden Montgomery, to land the All-Star lefty from the White Sox. Crochet had seemed likely to move at last summer’s deadline until a late revelation that his camp was seeking an extension from a new team if he was going to continue pitching through a playoff race.

Crochet was wrapping up his first full season as a starting pitcher. The 6’6″ southpaw threw a total of 132 innings in college at Tennessee. His draft year was cut short by the cancelation of the 2020 college season. The White Sox selected him 11th overall and fast-tracked him to the big leagues as a reliever. Crochet pitched well in that role for his first year-plus but blew out his elbow in Spring Training 2022. He underwent Tommy John surgery that cost him that season and limited him to 12 2/3 innings the following year.

More to come.