The Boston Red Sox’s front office deserves their flowers right now. Boston obviously made some big moves throughout the offseason and usually it’s tough to grade them quickly. While this typically is the case,

Garrett Crochet wasn't as sharp as his last start. He knew that early on Saturday. But he battled and still managed to contribute six scoreless innings.

Garrett Crochet is second in all of baseball in innings pitched, fourth in ERA and ERA+, fourth in pitcher fWAR, and third in pitcher WPA. In other words, he has been every bit the ace he was supposed to be when the Red Sox traded a package of elite prospects for his services.