Garrett Crochet plans to pause extension talks with Red Sox by a certain date

Garrett Crochet has made multiple outings with the Red Sox so far in spring training.Garrett Crochet has reiterated again that he wouldn’t mind getting an extension done with the Red Sox in the near future, but he’s ready to pause talks soon.

The Red Sox left-handed pitcher has set an Opening Day deadline to get an extension done or he won’t speak with the team about a possible deal again until the offseason.

“For me personally, once the season starts, I would like for whatever conversations are currently being had to be placed on the back burner until the following offseason,” Crochet told The Boston Globe‘s Alex Speier. “We have a big season ahead of us and we’re trying to do a lot of…