“He looks like one of the best starting pitchers in the game," David Haugh says of White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet. "I think because of that and the potential that we have seen him flash, trading him represents monumental risk for the White Sox.”
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00:00I understand the question because there's risk involved in both.
00:03There's inherent risk with a pitcher like Garrett Crochet, I suppose,
00:06because of his injury past.
00:08And let's face it, coming into the season, I'm not sure anybody anticipated him
00:12having this many starts at this point of the year.
00:16And yet, he looks like one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball,
00:21one of the best starting pitchers in the game.
00:25I think because of that and
00:26the potential that we have seen him flash in the first half of the season.
00:30Trading him represents monumental risk for the White Sox.
00:35They are in the midst of a rebuild.
00:37They do need prospects.
00:40They do need talent.
00:42That would be, I don't know if it would be a signature move,
00:45it would be another signature move.
00:47The Dillon Cease move was pretty big.
00:49You get rid of Dillon Cease, more accomplished than Garrett Crochet.
00:53And that's a pretty big step in the direction of getting guys like
00:57Drew Thorpe to help you rebuild.
01:00Crochet would be another one just about the same level as that.
01:04Probably more in return because of the nature of the trade deadline and
01:09the teams, every team wants him.
01:11But you trade him, you risk watching him flourish and
01:17develop into Chris Sale, Randy Johnson.
01:22The guys to whom he compares himself.
01:25You can't afford to do that, Chris Getz.
01:28The White Sox, you can't get better and maintain any semblance of credibility.
01:33And you can't do this to your fan base again.
01:37Trade somebody to watch him win a Cy Young for another team?
01:41No, I wouldn't do it.
01:44I understand the value.
01:45I know what's at stake here.
01:47I've weighed all the calculus, risk and reward.
01:51He's worth keeping, he's worth building around, and I wouldn't do it.