15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 5/12/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
3-3
ERA
6.30
WHIP
1.47
K
37
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
After breaking out as a full-time starter with the White Sox in 2024, Crochet was traded to the Red Sox last winter and established himself as one of the best pitchers in MLB during 2025. He posted an 18-5 record with a 2.59 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 46 walks across 205.1 innings while leading the league with 255 strikeouts. Despite setting a career-high workload by nearly 60 innings, the left-hander still averaged 97.6 mph on his fastball and maintained excellent control, with his 5.7 percent walk rate ranking 10th among qualified starters. Now entering his age-27 season and third year as a full-time starter, it's possible Crochet has yet to reach his ceiling. He's already a true ace with a high floor given his strikeout numbers, and he'll enter 2026 as one of the top candidates for the AL Cy Young Award. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a five-year, $141.5 million contract extension with the Red Sox in March of 2025. Contract includes $30 million player option for 2031, barring 120 days spent on IL with left arm injury in 2030. Contract includes $2 million trade assignment bonus. $15 million team option available for 2032 if 120 days spent on IL with left arm injury in 2031. Contract includes $2 million escalator for first-place Cy Young Award finish, $1.5 million for second or third place, $1 million for fourth or fifth place and $500,000 for sixth through 10th place.
Cleared to play catch
Crochet (shoulder) was able to play catch Sunday for the first time since landing on the injured list Wednesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Analysis
The Red Sox plan to continue proceeding cautiously with Crochet while he works his way through left shoulder inflammation, but the club is optimistic that it caught the injury early enough and shut the lefty down before it became a greater concern. For his part, Crochet believes that he'll be ready to return from the IL when first eligible May 12, but the two-time All-Star still has a few more checkpoints to hit in the recovery process before the Red Sox pencil him back into the rotation.
The Red Sox plan to continue proceeding cautiously with Crochet while he works his way through left shoulder inflammation, but the club is optimistic that it caught the injury early enough and shut the lefty down before it became a greater concern. For his part, Crochet believes that he'll be ready to return from the IL when first eligible May 12, but the two-time All-Star still has a few more checkpoints to hit in the recovery process before the Red Sox pencil him back into the rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Garrett Crochet generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-9%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .201 | 93 | 12 | 51 | 4 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .228 | 408 | 78 | 270 | 43 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .250 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .274 | 32 | 11 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .166 | 46 | 4 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .229 | 209 | 42 | 141 | 21 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .247 | 42 | 8 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .216 | 167 | 25 | 100 | 17 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-3%
ERA on Road
2026
-18%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.31 | 1.07 | 179.2 | 12.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.21 | 1.09 | 201.2 | 11.6 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2026Home | 5.56 | 1.41 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2026Away | 6.75 | 1.50 | 18.2 | 10.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.02 | 1.06 | 89.1 | 10.8 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.25 | 1.00 | 116.0 | 11.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.30 | 1.03 | 79.0 | 13.7 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.90 | 1.12 | 67.0 | 12.0 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Garrett Crochet compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.36K/9
11.1BB/9
3.3HR/9
1.5Fastball
95.6 mphERA
6.30WHIP
1.47BABIP
.370GB/FB
1.29Left On Base
56.8%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
5.7%Spin Rate
2439 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.6%Swinging Strike
11.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Crochet's career trajectory has been anything but traditional as he made his MLB debut for the White Sox in 2020 without first playing in the minors, and he transitioned to the starting rotation in 2024 without having previously made a professional start. The left-hander was dominant despite being on the worst team in the history of MLB, and he finished the campaign with a 3.58 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 209:33 K:BB over 146 innings. Chicago elected not to trade him at the summer deadline and heavily monitored his workload across the final three months of the season, during which he never pitched more than four innings. He also labored in those final 14 starts with a 4.84 ERA, but those struggles aren't a major surprise given it was his first season as a professional starter. The Red Sox acquired Crochet for a package of prospects this winter, so he'll be pitching his home games in one of the most hitter-friendly parks in the game but should also get much better run support and defense than the White Sox gave him a year ago.
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MRI comes back clean
Crochet underwent an MRI on his left shoulder that came back clean Friday, and he'll be shut down from throwing for a few days while he focuses on rebuilding strength, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
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Confident in minimum-length IL stay
Crochet (shoulder) said Wednesday that he's "pretty confident" he'll be able to return from the injured list in the minimum 15 days, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
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Heads to IL with inflamed shoulder
The Red Sox placed Crochet on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to left shoulder inflammation.
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Locks back in Saturday
Crochet (3-3) picked up the win in Saturday's 17-1 rout of the Orioles, allowing three hits and two walks over six scoreless innings. He struck out seven.
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Hit hard again in third loss
Crochet (2-3) took the loss Sunday against the Tigers, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out eight.
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Cy Young finalist in AL
Crochet has been named a finalist for the 2025 American League Cy Young Award.
Analysis
Crochet made 32 starts for Boston in the 2025 regular season and was outstanding, going 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA and 255 strikeouts in 205.1 innings. Crochet also showed his worth in the playoffs, as he tossed 7.2 innings and fanned 11 in a 3-1 win over the Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card round, although that would be his lone appearance in the postseason. Crochet, who's under contract with the Red Sox until the end of the 2031 season, has a realistic shot at winning the award, although he's competing with Tarik Stubal and Hunter Brown.
Crochet made 32 starts for Boston in the 2025 regular season and was outstanding, going 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA and 255 strikeouts in 205.1 innings. Crochet also showed his worth in the playoffs, as he tossed 7.2 innings and fanned 11 in a 3-1 win over the Yankees in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card round, although that would be his lone appearance in the postseason. Crochet, who's under contract with the Red Sox until the end of the 2031 season, has a realistic shot at winning the award, although he's competing with Tarik Stubal and Hunter Brown.