White Sox acquiring Garrett Crochet from Red Sox for catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez, sources tell @TheAthletic. First: @byJulianMack

After failing to land superstar outfielder Juan Soto in free agency, Boston Red Sox fans celebrated the reported acquisition of ace starting pitcher

Point blank, the Red Sox needed an ace. They also needed at least one left-handed starter. They were apparently close to landing Max Fried, and they never seemed locked into spending what they needed to land Corbin Burnes (which they still might). Apart from those two, Crochet was the only other legitimate ace remaining, so the Red Sox swooped.