Newly traded Crochet reflects on tough year with 'unlucky' White Sox

Garrett Crochet reflected Thursday on the historically bad campaign the Chicago White Sox endured in 2024, one day after the left-hander was traded to the Boston Red Sox in a five-player deal.

"We truly seemed to be the most unlucky team, which happened to award us the most losingest team, which is tough," Crochet said, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin.

He added: "I remember so many games where I would get in the car on the way home and be like, 'What the f--k just happened?' The (Travis) Jankowski robbing the home run. It was like, 'Dude, what is going on?'"

Crochet was one of the few bright spots on a White Sox squad that set a modern-era record with 121 losses last season. The 25-year-old was the club's lone All-Star representative, ending the campaign with a 3.58 ERA, a 2.69 FIP, and 209 strikeouts in 146 innings.

The pitcher's stellar campaign, years of club control, and low salary made him one of the offseason's most intriguing trade pieces. Crochet said he and the White Sox never discussed an extension.

Crochet admitted playing for one of the worst teams in history was tough but praised White Sox general manager Chris Getz for starting to rebuild the franchise properly since taking over.

"Immediately, when he took over the new role, I felt like he started going about it the right way, in terms of rebuilding the infrastructure from the ground up and making sure it’s a sustainable program for years and years to come," Crochet said.