Garrett Crochet’s Red Sox spring training debut might not have had as many fireworks as Alex Bregman’s, but he showed some of the reasons why the team gave up a haul of prospects to land him this offseason.
The lefty allowed three hits and a walk, but also struck out four Blue Jays hitters in 1 2/3 innings of the Red Sox’ 8-7 loss on Sunday. Crochet was on a 25-to-30-pitch limit for Sunday’s game, tossing 27 pitches by the time he finished his day in the middle of the second inning.
While there were a few minor blemishes, Crochet felt good when he left the mound on Sunday.