Right-hander Kutter Crawford and the Boston Red Sox settled on a one-year, $2.75 million deal on Thursday to avoid salary arbitration. In his fourth year with Boston in 2024, Crawford made a career-high 33 starts (183 2/3 innings ) and went 9-16 (most losses in the league) with a 4.

Before Thursday’s soft 1 p.m. ET deadline to agree to terms or file for arbitration, the Red Sox settled on 2025 salaries with their three arbitration-eligible starting pitchers: right-handers

Jarren Duran was the only arbitration-eligible player the Red Sox didn't settle with ahead of Thursday's loose deadline.