Draft Grades: White Sox Selected Potential Replacement For Crochet

With the fifth pick of the 2024 MLB Draff, the Chicago White Sox may have lined up their replacement for Garrett Crochet. 

Hagen Smith and Crochet have plenty of similarities. In college, both southpaws showed dynamic, top-of-the-rotation stuff in the SEC. It’s something that White Sox Director of Amateur Scouting, Mike Shirley noted in a video posted by the team after the pick. 

“In some ways, he reminds me a little bit of what Garrett Crochet was in college in terms of the high-end stuff.