Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet -- the two big offseason acquisitions of the Red Sox -- enjoyed solid debuts in Fort Myers on Sunday.

Garrett Crochet joins MLB Network Radio to discuss his excitement for the season, dealing with expectations and more

Opening Day 2025 is now just about a month away. With a new Major League Baseball season drawing closer with every passing day, this is the opportune time to think about breakout seasons.  Indeed, CBS Sports published my annual column highlighting one breakout candidate per team earlier this week.

The Boston Red Sox revamped their starting rotation this offseason, adding the likes of 2024 AL All-Star Garrett Crochet and two-time NL All-Star Walker Buehler.Now, the Red Sox are being connected to 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner and two-time All-Star Sandy Alcantara.

The Red Sox were first linked to Dylan Cease's market back in early December, before Boston acquired Garrett Crochet from

Garrett Crochet makes his Red Sox spring debut, plus Sandy Alcantara returns to the mound for the Marlins on this edition of FastCast

Walker Buehler and Garrett Crochet give the rotation a huge upgrade; Aroldis Chapman adds a hard-thrower to the bullpen.

Crochet was a pretty good reliever in his first full season in 2021, but his stuff was already down from his 2020 debut. He then underwent Tommy John in 2022 and dealt with shoulder issues while trying to come back in 2023.

Crochet allowed three hits and walked a batter, but limited the damage with his dominant fastball, striking out four.

Garrett Crochet recorded four strikeouts in his Red Sox spring training debut, leaving the mound happy with his start.

Former Red Sox top starter and World Series winner Chris Sale had helpful words for new Boston ace Garrett Crochet ahead of Crochet's spring training debut.

Garrett Crochet strikes out three batters in 1 2/3 innings in his Grapefruit League outing against the Phillies