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Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Kutter Crawford on One-Year, $2.75 Million Deal

He enters spring training healthy to compete for a rotation job.

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Sep 28, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Kutter Crawford (50) pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images/File Photo
Boston Red Sox's Kutter Crawford reacts during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Sep 22, 2024; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Kutter Crawford (50) pitches against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images

Overview

  • The agreement matches his 2025 salary and was finalized ahead of Thursday’s arbitration filing deadline.
  • Crawford, 29, missed all of 2025 with right patellar tendinopathy and a season-ending right wrist surgery following a home-maintenance injury.
  • In 2024 he led Boston in starts and innings, posting a 4.36 ERA over 33 starts and allowing an MLB-high 34 home runs.
  • Boston’s rotation features Garrett Crochet, Sonny Gray and Brayan Bello at the top, with Johan Oviedo, Patrick Sandoval, prospects and Crawford vying for remaining roles or depth.
  • With Crawford signed, four arbitration-eligible players remain unsigned: Tanner Houck, Johan Oviedo, Romy Gonzalez and Triston Casas.