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By Joey Copponi
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The Boston Red Sox have made their big move. After a trade that sent Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox, hope in Boston skyrocketed. The Red Sox desperately needed additions to their starting rotation, and following the Crochet trade and a one-year deal with Walker Buehler, that box was undoubtedly checked.
One glaring hole remained, though. With a projected lineup that included seven left-handed bats, and an infield that lacked an everyday second baseman, the roster was clearly incomplete. But with one move, all that changed.
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Wednesday night, reports emerged that the Red Sox and free agent Alex Bregman were in agreement on a three-year $120 million deal that includes opt-outs after the first two years.
The reports stunned fans who had been lead to believe that negotiations between the Red Sox and Bregman had not made any recent progress. But there was someone in Fort Myers, Florida, who may have been less surprised about the news than the rest of us.
"Before I was even traded here, I had a dream that I was going to get traded here," said Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet on the "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast with Rob Bradford. "I told my wife, I was like, 'Hopefully I get traded there, and we sign a guy like Bregman.' "
Crochet's alleged psychic abilities aside, the left-hander's predictive dream is part of a bigger story. Bregman accepted a $120 million contract to join the Red Sox, despite reportedly receiving offers of $171.5 million, $156 million, and $120 million from the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs respectively. Bregman chose Boston.
A similar story was told in trade negotiations between the Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals regarding Nolan Arenado. The veteran third baseman exercised his no-trade clause to block a trade to the Astros. Sources tell Newsweek that Arenado was adamant about wanting to be traded to Boston.
Bregman took less money to play for the Red Sox, Arenado requested a trade to Boston, and Garrett Crochet was literally dreaming of being traded to the Red Sox. It's hard not to think that Boston is quickly becoming a desired destination for players.
Following the Bregman acquisition, Fangraphs has the Red Sox's chances of making the postseason at 53.8%, just their second time entering a season over 50% this decade.
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