Garrett Crochet and what it may mean

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(12-04-2024, 10:48 PM)samhain Wrote: Lots of rumors flying around linking the Reds (and Cubs, tbs) to White Sox ace Garrett Crochet.  He's 25 and looks like a bona fide stud, plus he's already had the obligatory first TJ surgery.  He and Greene would give the Reds two legit hammers at the top of the rotation.  That plus the depth, even into the minors would be pretty impressive.  

The team is also allegedly exploring the outfield market, but the only name I've heard specifically is Jesse Winker, which is meh.  Maybe a deal for Crochet would make a current pitcher expendable in a trade package for an outfielder.

Under 150 innings of over 3.50 ERA baseball isn't really an "ace", "stud", or "legit hammer". 

He had a 115 ERA+.
Andrew Abbott had a 118 ERA+.

So he was slightly worse than Abbott and last year was the first time he has thrown >65 innings since High School. 

After the All-Star break he had 12 starts for 38.2 innings and a 5.12 ERA while allowing 1.9 HR/9.