Crochet has been unusually shaky to kickstart the season, allowing nearly as many runs (18) as strikeouts recorded (22) — with those aggressively poor numbers being fueled by an all-time poor outing against the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet addressed injury concerns after his worst career start, and attempted to explain his velocity drop postgame.

BOSTON — On a night when the Boston Red Sox rallied for four runs in the eighth to cap yet another come-from-behind victory as they battle for postseason positioning, reasons for concern with the club loomed. First, rookie Roman Anthony exited the game ...

It's a worthwhile question after Garrett Crochet, your likely first-round pick, put together one of the worst starts of the young season Monday, surrendering 10 earned runs over 1.2 innings against the Twins.