BREAKING: Red Sox Trade For White Sox Ace Garrett Crochet

Meidroth and Wikelman, included. Only Wikelman is on the 40.

We needed a "bridge" catcher to Teel, anyway. Now, we need a long term catching solution.

Crochet only pitched over 65 innings, once, including college.

This is very risky, but the guy can pitch.

21 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Crochet only pitched over 65 innings, once, including college.

This is very risky, but the guy can pitch.

Is everyone happy for 2 years of this guy?🤫

2 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Like everyone is saying, pitching is incredibly expensive, so I'm not shocked at the return.

They did finally make a bold move so I'm not going to complain about this.

At least he’s a cheapie for 2 yrs, and yes they did make a bold move. 
 

 

44 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

Once again, as I've been saying over and over again and even today in another thread.  People will not like the cost to trade for elite cost controlled talent.  

You also won't like what it will cost to pay someone like Burnes. 

I guarantee you will hate it a lot less when this team is in the playoffs

 

You called me out, and you were right. I was wrong.

It costs much more than I imagined.

Brock and Hugh are in -- with me that makes three.

Hate to see Teel go, but they kept their TOP 3, plus their minor league HR leader in The Password, and Bleis, and Arias, and Romero. We're ok.

So, the Red Sox dealt their last two #1 draft picks for a pitcher that was a first rounder. Since Boston barely ever uses its top picks on arms -- and waits to find pitchers once they're proven big leaguers -- isn't this the plan?

And forget about the two years; they're not swapping all that capital if they're not extending this guy. Maybe he's our Wheeler. Let's go.

I would have rather paid Burns 275M+ than this I think.  

21 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

I think there's a good chance he's extended by opening day. 

I would be surprised if he would agree to an extension with two more years to go, and potentially big money to be made after that.It would have to be an awfully good offer, which I don’t see the Red Sox making., so two years may be all they get out of this guy.

1 minute ago, redsoxrules said:

I would have rather paid Burns 275M+ than this I think.  

But most likely not JH.

Why is Vaz everyone's favorite catcher, now. We traded him away for a reason.

He does not get the most out of his staff. He's okay to good on defense and is better than Wong, but at $10M, why?

I'd rather sign Elias Diaz for half that money.

Now that we have Crochet, do we look to add someone like Pivetta plus maybe a pen arm like Yates or Kittredge, and then swap Abreu for a RH'd version of himself?

I'll still be underwhelmed, but at least some sort of effort will have been made.

4 minutes ago, redsoxrules said:

I would have rather paid Burns 275M+ than this I think.  

Me, too.

But, if JH was going to keep a tight budget, maybe signing him means nobody else for a couple years.

40 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Like everyone is saying, pitching is incredibly expensive, so I'm not shocked at the return.

They did finally make a bold move so I'm not going to complain about this.

 

 

And held on to Anthony, Campbell and Mayer…