We’re now just two days away from Opening Day 2025, which means we’re two days away from Garrett Crochet’s deadline to negotiate a contract extension. Crochet remains open to a deal, but he sounds ready to put a pause on contract talk and pick thing back up in the fall. (Scott McLaughlin, WEEI)
So does that mean the Red Sox are worried? Not necessarily. As Sam Kennedy points out, these deadlines have a tendency to be written in pencil as opposed to pen. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)
Given that he currently has the second-best odds to win the Cy Young Award and is the subject of rumors about a $200 million contract extension, it’s funny to remember that, at this time last year, Garrett Crochet had not made a single MLB start.