Crochet, 25, is coming off a standout 2024 season for the White Sox – one in which he pitched as a member of a big-league rotation for the first time.

Following Juan Soto’s gargantuan 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets and Max Fried’s eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox have struck an agreement to send Garrett Crochet, arguably the most coveted pitcher on the trade market, from the Windy City to Beantown.

As the winter meetings were winding down Wednesday, the White Sox made a big splash. They traded left-hander Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox, who will send minor league