MLB Trade Rumors: Garrett Crochet has been traded to the Boston Red Sox by the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meldroth and Wikelman Gonzalez, per multiple reports.
Crochet, a 25 year old lefthander, was the 11th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft out of the University of Tennessee. He spent 2020 and 2021 as a reliever for Chicago, but then underwent Tommy John surgery, which cost him all of 2022 and most of 2023. Chicago moved him to the rotation for the 2024 season and he was excellent, putting up a 3.58 ERA and 2.69 FIP in 146 innings over 32 starts. He was coveted at the trade deadline, but Chicago ended up not getting an offer that was to their…
