The 24-63 Sox can break the 1962 Mets' record of 120 losses even with Crochet on the roster. Losing him would be a crueler and more unusual punishment than chronically abused Sox fans are used to.
Jerry Reinsdorf has a responsibility as chairman of this sinking ship to throw fans an emotional life preserver. If he's looking to completely demoralize the faithful, trading away the team's best young player would do it.
But given what Reinsdorf has put fans through the past few years, he owes them something good. The one good thing he has is Crochet, who was just named the American League Pitcher of the Month for June. Would it kill him to keep the lefthander and pay him? A black-hearted Sox fan might reply: Let's find out!
It means Sox fans will have to trust that general manager Chris Getz picks the right trading partner with the right prospects to turn the Sox into winners down the road. That would be like trusting a cannibal to order dinner for you. Getz was overseeing the Sox' player dev
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