The Boston Red Sox have finally secured their ideal ace in a major trade to acquire Garrett Crochet, the left-handed pitcher from the Chicago White Sox. In return, Boston sent a significant group of prospects. So, what’s next for the Red Sox? Ideally, they could look to add another starting pitcher, and according to FanSided’s Zachary Rotman, this is a real possibility. Rotman recently named the Red Sox as the leading contender to sign Baltimore Orioles free agent. Jon Heyman of the New York Post expects Burnes to land a $210 million contract, but given Max Fried’s $218 million deal, Burnes’ value could exceed $250 million.
“The Red Sox finally got their ace in Crochet. Does that mean that they have to stop, though? Why can’t they sign another ace in Burnes? Is it realistic? Perhaps not, but why is that? We know that the Red Sox have money to spend, given their $700 million offer for Juan Soto. They even threw out a fairly decent offer to Fried before he signed with the Yankees,” Rotman wrote. “Why exactly can’t the Red Sox pony up to sign Burnes? By signing Burnes, they’d form a trio few teams can match in Burnes, Crochet, and Tanner Houck – and that’s with solid arms like Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford rounding out the rotation. Suddenly, the Red Sox would go from having a questionable rotation to one of the best in the American League.”
Boston certainly has the financial capacity for such a deal. The Red Sox previously passed on a $700 million offer for superstar Juan Soto and have yet to make any significant moves in free agency.
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