South Side Sox · Mar 30, 2021
South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 4: Garrett Crochet
David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports Left-Handed Starting Pitcher
6´6´´
230 pounds
Age: 22
SSS rank among all left-handed starting pitchers in the system: 1
2021 SSS Top Prospect Vote: 2
Just as was the case with Jared Kelley, Garrett Crochet was quite a coup for the White Sox — only we didn’t know it then.
OK, maybe it was just this author who didn’t know it then. But spending an 11th overall pick on a guy who battled injury and simply “hadn’t done much” at the college level seemed quite a stretch. Not sure I’ve ever been so wrong.
In a word: WOW. Crochet was burdened by Chris Sale upon being drafted, and now looks like he could put them in the rearview mirror.