The Mets and Yankees are ready for round two.
After battling for the services of perennial All-Star Juan Soto, both New York baseball teams have set their sights on White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet, according to a report from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic.
Crochet, a 25-year-old southpaw, went 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA in 32 starts over 146 innings in 2024. He earned his first All-Star team selection and has two more seasons of team control. The former reliever became a full-time starter in 2024 and has a lifetime 3.29 ERA across 219 innings pitched. He missed the 2022 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Mets starting rotation currently consists of Kodai Senga, David Peterson, Frankie Montas, Clay Holmes, and Paul Blackburn. All five have endured injuries during their careers, so the Mets, despite the addition of Soto, must improve their pitching to overtake the Dodgers in the National League in 2025.
Coming off a historically horrific 41-121 campaign in 2024, with only one more win than the 1962 Mets, the White Sox are eager to build their roster with young, cost-controlled, major league-ready talent. Rosenthal and Sammon list Luisangel Acuña, Brett Baty and Jett Williams as a few names that may spark intrigue for Chicago.
