How The White Sox Bet On Garrett Crochet Altered the Organizations Future

Letting Garrett Crochet test his luck as a starter may have changed the trajectory of the White Sox organization. 

According to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe the Red Sox were engaged in trade talks for Crochet before the start of the 2024 season. At the time they were interested in adding him as a reliever given his career 2.71 ERA in 73 innings out of the White Sox bullpen. It would have been very easy to trade Crochet at this moment. The White Sox were fresh off a 100-loss season in which Crochet was not much of a factor.