Garrett Crochet

To the extent that Craig Breslow was hired to turn around Red Sox pitching, you can t say he that hasn t done his job. In just two offseasons, Breslow has completely revamped the top of the Sox rotation by aggressively acquiring one of the game s best pitchers in Garrett Crochet and two other recent all-stars in [ ]

Good morning! MLB Network just completed its annual exercise in ranking the top-100 players in Major League Baseball. You already know who number 1 is, and he doesn t play for the Red Sox. But Garrett Crochet does, and he led the way for the Sox by coming in as the 12th-best player in the game. [ ]

The deal was reported last week and is now official. Suarez is a groundball-heavy pitcher with tremendous control, which is a profile that should age well. Obviously, the team will hope to get his fastball velocity trending back up, but Suarez should fit nicely alongside Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray at the top of a rotation with both talent and experience. It remains to be seen what the Red Sox will now do with their rotation, which appears to have far more candidates than it has free spaces.

At the outset of this offseason, Boston stated its intention to add impact starting pitching this winter.

After missing out on Alex Bregman, the Red Sox have indeed pivoted their focus to bolstering their starting rotation by adding one of the best arms still on the market. In 762 career MLB innings, Suarez has a 3.38 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 705/240 K/BB ratio. His fastball velocity has steadily declined since 2023, he doesn't miss many bats, and he has yet to pitch over 157 innings in any MLB season, so there are plenty of reasons his type of contract may seem like a lot of money. However, Suarez consistently limits hard contact, commands the zone well enough to produce a career 22 percent strikeout rate, and has a career 52 percent groundball rate, which should allow him to avoid the pitfalls of pitching at Fenway Park. He will slot in near the top of the Red Sox rotation along with Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray. This also gives the Red Sox a surplus of starting pitching that they can use to make another trade. The Phillies made Suarez a qualifying offer, so they will receive a compensatory pick, likely in the 4th or 5th round of the 2026 MLB amateur draft.