Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox MLB game to be played on July 11, 2025 on ESPN.

In ESPN's list of each MLB team's first-half MVP, the answer for the Red Sox was clear in new ace Garrett Crochet.

The Red Sox acquired Crochet in a trade with the White Sox that included sending top catching prospect Kyle Teel to Chicago. There were questions about how the left-hander would fare with lofty expectations on him, but Crochet had a 2.34 ERA going into Sunday’s start against the Washington Nationals.