Hernández, 32, crushed a career-high 33 home runs in 2024 with a robust .840 OPS. Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report projects him for a five-year, $100 million contract, which the Red Sox would more easily be able to afford than the Dodgers would without deferrals.

Following Juan Soto’s gargantuan 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets and Max Fried’s eight-year, $218 million contract with the New York Yankees, the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox have struck an agreement to send Garrett Crochet, arguably the most coveted pitcher on the trade market, from the Windy City to Beantown.