Vaughn Grissom, who is expected to get the first crack at the second base job in Boston, looks a lot different this year.

Crochet, who features a high leg kick in his delivery similar to Bronson Arroyo, was Chicago’s Opening Day starter in 2024. While his numbers don’t jump off the page — a 6-12 record with a 3.58 ERA — the White Sox were a historically bad team last season. Even so, Crochet still amassed 209 strikeouts.

"We're a lot deeper than in the past," Red Sox Manager Alex Cora said at the outset of Spring Training.