Bullet Dodged, I Think

One of the weirder rumors coming out of the winter meetings this week was that the Red Sox were experiencing some seller’s—as opposed to buyer’s—remorse over the Garrett Crochet deal of last winter. Oh, Boston is way happy with Crochet (who wouldn’t be after his 18-5 season in 2025?) just like they were back in 2016 when they acquired Chris Sale from us. Only it appears the Red Sox wish they hadn’t included catcher Kyle Teel as part of the deal last December. Which may prove lightning doesn’t strike twice or that you can’t fool the same organization twice or that Rick Hahn wasn’t around to accept another deal with the updated versions of Yoan Moncada and Michael Kopech. Take your pick. Anyway, Hahn’s replacement as White Sox GM didn’t bite, yet. And, if Chris Getz is serious about engineering a successful rebuild on the South Side, he’ll hold onto a player who looks exceptional at the plate and not-too-shabby behind it.