Four hours prior to the start of Friday’s home opener against the Cardinals, the Red Sox formalized a development that should put them on solid footing well into the future. There’s no better way for a baseball team to set a tone than with a true ace.

The Boston Red Sox biggest move of the offseason saw them pull off a blockbuster trade with the Chicago White Sox for starting pitcher Garrett Crochet, and they managed to sign him to a long-term six-year,

Garrett Crochet opted to sign an extension with the Red Sox following his self-imposed deadline earlier this week.