DALLAS — Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz had discussions with the Boston Red Sox near the July 30 trade deadline. The teams didn’t match up on any deals at the time. The clubs pulled off a whopper Wednesday at the MLB winter meetings with the White Sox sending starter Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox for four minor leaguers in catcher Kyle Teel,

Crochet, 25, is coming off a standout 2024 season for the White Sox – one in which he pitched as a member of a big-league rotation for the first time.

Following Juan Soto’s gargantuan 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets and Max Fried’s eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox have struck an agreement to send Garrett Crochet, arguably the most coveted pitcher on the trade market, from the Windy City to Beantown.