When the Red Sox traded for Garrett Crochet, it was for nights like Tuesday’s Game 1

NEW YORK — As the 2024 winter meetings came to a close, the Red Sox packaged four of their 10 best prospects and agreed to send them to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for starting pitcher Garrett Crochet.

Acquiring Crochet helped fill the sizable void in the rotation, the one generally reserved for a true ace, something the Red Sox had been lacking since the first few years of Chris Sale’s stay in Boston.