Garrett Crochet could be moved at the trade deadline this year, and the Yankees are among the teams interested in him. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Yankees are among the teams who “love” the potential of the strong left-handed arm, and they are likely to search for pitching around the trade deadline. The Yankees will most certainly need to improve their rotation and bullpen in order to compete with the advancing Baltimore Orioles, and Crochet is one of the best pitchers available.
There are questions about his workload, but teams believe he can produce big innings, and the potential here is exciting.
Garrett Crochet may give the Yankees a huge boost.
Garrett Crochet has looked like a Cy Young candidate this season, with an impressive 3.25 ERA and the most strikeouts in the American League (124). He is second behind Tanner Houck in WAR (2.9), yet his underlying analytics are much better. Crochet’s potential to generate high-level swings and misses with dominating velocity makes it an appealing option, and it may provide them with additional firepower at the top of the rotation.
Luis Gul’s roughing up hasn’t affected his overall effectiveness this season, with a 2.77 ERA and 3.00 xERA through 15 starts, and Gerrit Cole looked good in his first start back with the Yankees. With Crochet having two more years of control after the 2024 season, the Yankees might end up with a powerful triumvirate leading their rotation for the foreseeable future, extending their window of contention.
If the Yankees talk with the White Sox, Spencer Jones is likely to be part of the transaction, raising the question of whether they are willing to part ways with the former first-round pick. He’s picking up steam in July after a slow start to the season, and it’ll be fascinating to see what his trade worth is. The other worry is Crochet’s durability, as he has never pitched 100 innings in a season at the pro level.
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