The Boston Red Sox desired to add pitching help this past offseason. As a result, the Red Sox obtained Garrett Crochet in a trade with the Chicago White Sox. Not only is Crochet set to assist the ball club, but he’s going to reportedly lead the team into the regular season, per Christopher Smith of MassLive.

“Garrett Crochet will start Opening Day for the Red Sox,” Smith wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The 25-year-old, left-handed hurler made his big league debut in 2020 with the White Sox. He started his MLB career as a reliever, as Crochet did not begin a game at the big league level till 2024. However, his 2024 marketing campaign was quite astounding.

Although the White Sox continued a miserable season, Crochet pitched to a 3.58 ERA while striking out 209 hitters throughout 32 starts. It was quite the reliever-to-starter transition, to mention the least.

Crochet is now set to guide a Red Sox team with hopes of contending in 2025. Manager Alex Cora appears to have faith in him. Boston wanted an ace, and it now appears they have got one. Do the Red Sox have sufficient overall pitching, however?

In addition to Crochet, Boston also introduced Walker Buehler to the rotation in the offseason. They will be joined by Tanner Houck in the starting rotation. Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito are both injured, so it remains to be seen when they’ll go back. The Red Sox have other pitching alternatives, but injuries are already beginning to play an unfortunate role.

Perhaps Boston will try to add more pitching help at some point down the road. At the very least, the Red Sox have an ace who features a Cy Young-caliber ceiling. It may be thrilling to see how Garrett Crochet fares with the big market Red Sox after previously pitching for a struggling White Sox ball club, although.