In the latest episode of "Baseball Bar-B-Cast," hosts discussed Garrett Crochet's surprising six-year, $170 million extension with the Boston Red Sox. This move stems from Crochet's potential to become a top-tier pitcher, despite his limited track record and injury issues, especially considering his rapid rise during a pandemic-affected minor league season. After performing impressively as the White Sox's starter, the extension represents both teams' expectation of a bright future together, although Crochet's injury history poses questions about long-term viability and performance consistency.
At the time, on this very podcast, we laughed at that, saying what are they thinking? What is going on?
Everyone else was like, what are they thinking? What is going on?
This is betting on a small sample of what he did last year and the fact that he is only 26 years old.
Crochet was simply marvelous in his first year as a starter in 2024, arguably the lone bright spot on a historically horrible White Sox team.
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