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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet’s name has been included in trade rumors since last season. A deal didn’t materialize before the 2024 deadline, but now those talks have fired up again during the hot stove.
However, it appears the White Sox aren’t really pressed to make a move now, per an executive to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.
“I’m not sure they really want to make a deal,” the exec said. “There seems to be more and more pitching on the trade market that teams are motivated to move at this point.”
That executive referenced “Chicago’s asking price” for the 25-year-old southpaw. In June, Bob Nightengale of USA Today said that asking price was “exorbitant.”
The New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox are all in the mix for Crochet, per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. The duo added that the Mets and Yanks were considered the “most aggressive suitors as of Monday” but that “no deal with any club was considered close.”
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.