White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet ’s name came up a lot at this year’s trade deadline, but the All-Star pitcher remained in Chicago. But a rival evaluator told ESPN’s Buster Olney at last week’s general manager meetings that the team will trade Crochet this winter. “It’s not a matter of if; it’s a question of when.”

The Boston Red Sox desperately need to add a starting pitcher to the top of their rotation this offseason, and there is a growing belief that they could pursue a trade for one young All-Star.

The intrigue around All-Star pitcher Garrett Crochet overflowed during Major League Baseball's July trade deadline, with everyone in the industry wondering whether the Chicago White Sox would trade him.

MLB front office executives are expecting the Chicago White Sox to trade left-handed starting pitcher Garrett Crochet, per Jim Bowden of The Athletic.