He threw at least 140 innings each season; Rick Porcello, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield, Josh Beckett, and Pedro Martinez are the only other Red Sox pitchers to pitch at least four 140-inning seasons ...

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 ...

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 ...

He threw at least 140 innings each season; Rick Porcello, Jon Lester, Tim Wakefield, Josh Beckett, and Pedro Martinez are the ...

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 ...

When a baseball player reaches the pinnacle of the sport, a place in Cooperstown, his Hall of Fame plaque does not ...

Playing nine innings while officially declaring Mookie Betts a bargain … 1. The price the Red Sox paid to acquire 25-year-old lefthander Garrett Crochet and his filthy repertoire from the White ...

It’s already been dubbed the “Border War” and, frankly, there’s not a better way for undefeated state champion Killingly to ...