The Boston Red Sox finally landed their dream ace in a blockbuster deal to acquire Chicago White Sox lefty Garrett Crochet. Crochet comes to Boston as the return for a huge package of prospects. What's next for the Red Sox?
Ideally for them, the Red Sox could add another starter, and FanSided's Zachary Rotman feels like this is a real possibility. Rotman recently listed the Red Sox as the top team to acquire Baltimore Orioles free agent Corbin Burnes. Jon Heyman of the New York Post projects Burnes to land a $210 million contract, but with Max Fried landing a $218 million deal, Burnes could be worth north of $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 money for this kind of deal. The Red Sox left a $700 million deal on the table for superstar Juan Soto and they haven't spent anything in free agency yet.
The Red Sox have a few holes they could fill in the lineup, but adding Burnes should be the top priority.
