Great stuff. I've been on the fence about Crochet, mostly because he pitched so little, relatively speaking, in the second half. After June 30, he never went deeper than 4 IP in any start and he threw more than 70 pitches only three times: 93 pitches in his first outing in July, and then he threw 70+ in each of two more starts. He never got past 80. He came out of the 'pen in the postseason.
But that could have been the Chisox coddling him, perhaps even because they're looking for a deal. If that's the case, three prospects might get it done. I'm just not sure I'd want to give them up if I'm in David's shoes. Crochet is talented, but I like our farmhands, and I don't want to let them go too easily for a guy who maybe needs another season to truly prove he's a front-line starter.
Great stuff. I've been on the fence about Crochet, mostly because he pitched so little, relatively speaking, in the second half. After June 30, he never went deeper than 4 IP in any start and he threw more than 70 pitches only three times: 93 pitches in his first outing in July, and then he threw 70+ in each of two more starts. He never got past 80. He came out of the 'pen in the postseason.
But that could have been the Chisox coddling him, perhaps even because they're looking for a deal. If that's the case, three prospects might get it done. I'm just not sure I'd want to give them up if I'm in David's shoes. Crochet is talented, but I like our farmhands, and I don't want to let them go too easily for a guy who maybe needs another season to truly prove he's a front-line starter.
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