3. Colleague Alex Speier noted that the trade for Crochet is somewhat similar to the Red Sox’ acquisition of Josh Beckett (and Mike Lowell — never forget Mike Lowell) from the Marlins for a ...

Crochet is what Josh Beckett was nearly two decades ago when the Red Sox acquired him from the Marlins for a package headlined by Hanley Ramirez. Beckett led the Red Sox to the 2007 World Series ...

There was far less projection about what the Red Sox were getting on their end. A far better comparison – as NBC Sports Boston’s John Tomase has noted – would be the deal for Josh Beckett ...

The pitching matchup in each game should favor the Red Sox. While Jeff Francis is a good pitcher, he's far from dominant and will be matched up against Josh Beckett, the ALCS MVP. The Red Sox match up ...