
The starting rotation was a priority for the Red Sox this winter, and while Boston didn’t get the No. 1 target on its wish list, it’s been a good couple of weeks for the club on the pitching front.
The Red Sox had their sights set on Max Fried earlier this offseason, but the left-hander ultimately signed an eight-year, $218 million deal with the rival Yankees, forcing Boston to pivot.
The Sox did just that, sending a four-player package led by Kyle Teel to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet, who is under club control for two more seasons before he reaches free agency. Boston remained in the market for another starter, with Seattle’s Luis Castillo among its targets, but according to sources, the Mariners wanted Triston Casas back in a trade, something the Red Sox were unwilling to do unless Seattle took back Masataka Yoshida, who has three years and $55.8 million remaining on his contract.
Once it became clear that a Castillo deal wasn’t going to happen, the Red Sox turned back to the free-agent market, inking Walker Buehler to a one-year, $21.05 million deal that includes another $2.5 million in incentives.
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