The Red Sox’s offseason decisions came full circle right in front of their eyes on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and company were faced with some options. And among them was ponying up the cash for free agent Max Fried. Instead, the Sox kept their wallets closed as they watched Fried walk to their rival Yankees on an eight-year, $218 million deal. Breslow opted to go into his deep chamber of prospects and execute a trade with the White Sox for his horse in Garrett Crochet.

The two faced off in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series on Tuesday night , and there are surely no complaints about Boston’s decision in their 3-1 win over the Yankees.

While Fried shut the Sox down for 6.1 innings, Crochet was every bit as dominant as his regu

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