Former Tennessee Vols hurler cashes in with a record-breaking contract on Monday
It's good to be Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet nowadays. That's especially the case after Monday. The Sox ace and former Tennessee Vols pitcher reached an agreement on a massive contract extension on Monday to the tune of 6 years and $170 million, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. The contract makes Crochet the highest paid […]
It's good to be Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet nowadays. That's especially the case after Monday.
The Sox ace and former Tennessee Vols pitcher reached an agreement on a massive contract extension on Monday to the tune of 6 years and $170 million, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.
The contract makes Crochet the highest paid pitcher in Major League Baseball history for a pitcher with 4+ years of league service. Passan notes that the previous high was current Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom at 5 years/$137.5 million. That's quite the step up in money for Crochet.
It also goes without saying that this contract becomes the largest single professional contract in history for a former Tennessee athlete. Peyton Manning signed 3 contracts in his career that totaled $90+ million each, but none ever reached $100 million. That just goes to show how ludicrous baseball contracts can be, given the respective accomplishments of each player.
Crochet, who pitched at Tennessee from 2018 to 2020, was the first-round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2020 MLB Draft. After starting his career off in the bullpen, he suffered every pitcher's worst fear – having to have Tommy John surgery. He recovered and turned into one of the game's best starting pitchers in 2024, earning AL Comeback Player of the Year honors in the process. Seeking a new contract, the White Sox dealt him to the Red Sox this past offseason, and now he's set to lead the AL East powerhouse for years to come.
Not a bad way to start the year for the former Vol.
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