MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers, Phillies Pursued White Sox's Garrett Crochet at Deadline
A handful of teams reportedly looked into adding Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet at last month's trade deadline.
Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies both pursued the All-Star starter. According to Rosenthal, both the Phillies and Dodgers' offers to the White Sox were "considered attractive," and Los Angeles pursued Crochet all the way to the last hour.
Ultimately, Chicago opted to hold onto Crochet.
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According to Rosenthal, the Dodgers made right-handed prospect River Ryan available for a trade for Crochet, but the White Sox saw concern over his health after he missed the first two months of the season with shoulder soreness. Ryan ultimately had to undergo Tommy John surgery after just four starts for Los Angeles.
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Despite Crochet's age and value, both the Dodgers and Phillies were hesitant to hand over top prospects for him. Rosenthal noted that Philadelphia didn't offer pitcher Andrew Painter, one of the organization's top prospects, and Los Angeles didn't offer Dalton Rushing.
Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter lists Painter as the Phillies No. 2 prospect and Rushing as the Dodgers' No. 2 prospect.
In his first year as a starter, Crochet has recorded 167 strikeouts, a 3.65 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He's currently playing on a one-year, $800,000 deal, which is just $60,000 higher than the league minimum. While he's still under club control until 2027, there will likely be plenty of teams looking to bring him over in a trade this offseason.
It wouldn't be a surprise if the Phillies and Dodgers were among those teams.
Even though they didn't get Crochet at the deadline, Los Angeles and Philadelphia still bolstered their pitching staffs before the home stretch of the season. The Dodgers added right-handed starter Jack Flaherty while the Phillies brought in relievers Carlos Estévez and Tanner Banks.
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