The 25-year-old is already living up to his six-year, $170 million contract with the Red Sox. He has a 1.95 ERA, a 2.24 FIP, and 44 strikeouts to 15 walks over his first 37 innings in Boston. Crochet earned his first all-star nod last summer and is well-positioned to make many more.

Over a week ago, Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet came close to throwing a no-hitter against his former team, the Chicago White Sox. Though he came up short, it undoubtedly indicated a strong start to the season.

If the Red Sox could draw up the ideal game, it would probably look a lot like Tuesday night’s 10-2 series opener victory in Toronto. They received seven innings from their new ace, Garrett