This is not what the Boston Crimson Sox acquired Garrett Crochet for.
On Monday, the Crimson Sox spoiled one other glorious begin from their ace, who they added in a December commerce with the White Sox, dropping 3-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Crochet pitched 6.2 innings, allowed two earned runs and 7 base runners (5 hits, two walks) with 11 strikeouts.
Regardless of his robust outing, Crochet was credited with the loss thanks to a different poor Crimson Sox hitting efficiency throughout one in all his begins.
Boston was 7-for-32 (.218) on the plate towards the Brewers, together with 1-for-9 (.111) with runners in scoring place.
The Crimson Sox went 1-4 in Crochet’s 5 Could begins, losing a superb month from the 2024 All-Star. In 31 innings, Crochet allowed seven earned runs (2.03 ERA) with 39 strikeouts in 124 batters confronted (31.5% strike out charge).
The Sox scored two runs or much less in every of Crochet’s final three begins and have simply 48 runs in his 12 general appearances (4 runs per recreation). These numbers are lifted by two 10-run video games. Take these out, and Boston has averaged 2.8 runs in Crochet’s 10 different begins.
Crochet has been pretty much as good as marketed for the Crimson Sox after they despatched 4 prospects, catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-handed pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez, to the White Sox in a blockbuster offseason deal.
But Boston’s massive push to turn out to be a contender has been for naught via the primary quarter of the season. The Sox are an uninspiring 27-29 and have misplaced three in a row. They’re at present seven video games behind the New York Yankees (32-20) for first within the AL East.
It hasn’t been Crochet’s fault. If Boston, which entered Memorial Day tied for eighth within the majors in group batting common (.254), saved a few of its hitting for Crochet’s begins, it will doubtless be in a extra favorable place.
However till the Crimson Sox give Crochet an help on the plate, they’re going to doubtless stay an AL afterthought.
