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Whatever the Sox get from Crochet is profit. Of the four players they traded, none were likely to be a big part of the 2025 team, and only Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth had reached Triple-A. They didn’t give up anything they will miss in the short term. Crochet was a four-win pitcher last year and projects as being worth five to six wins in 2025. He makes this team five wins better, five wins that would have put last year’s team in the playoffs. With the Yankees down Juan Soto and the Orioles running in place, this deal elevates the Sox to AL East contenders, and failing that a likely wild-card team.
