South Side Sox Player of the Week (June 7-13): Garrett Crochet
So, now for the bad news ...
OK, so now for the bad news. Can’t say you didn’t know it was coming.
The flip side of the miracle performance by Garrett Crochet is that, having never started in the majors before 2024 and in fact not even learning to manage a heavier workload in high school, the southpaw phenom will need plenty of rest as the season progresses.
After a few shorter outings in April while still getting his feet wet, Crochet has averaged six innings per start in May and June, never on more than five days’ rest. He’s already piled up 82 2⁄3 innings, which based on reasonable projections of 120 innings for his debut starter set this season puts him two-thirds through his audition. Even if somehow we’re willing to adjust Crochet’s projected workload on the fly, surely he won’t tally more than 150 innings in this most lost of all lost White Sox seasons — and thus, is now past his halfway mark.
So, as Crochet dominates our Player of the Week awards and MVP points like no other player before him at this juncture, here’s a reminder to enjoy our ace now ... he’s due for some summer hibernation soon.
2024 South Side Sox Players of the Week
Eloy Jiménez (February 23-March 2)
Eloy Jiménez (March 3-11)
Chuckie Robinson (March 12-19)
Michael Soroka (March 20-27)
Garrett Crochet (March 28-April 3)
Gavin Sheets (April 4-11)
The Fans (April 12-18)
Korey Lee (April 19-24)
Tommy Pham (April 25-May 2)
Garrett Crochet (May 3-8)
Garrett Crochet (May 9-16) (no post)
Corey Julks (May 17-22) (no post)
Garrett Crochet (May 23-30)
Paul DeJong (May 31—June 6)
Garrett Crochet (June 7-13)
Top 10 MVP Standings
Garrett Crochet (100.9)
Erick Fedde (56.7)
Korey Lee (43.2)
The Fans (34.2)
Tommy Pham (33.1)
Chris Flexen (28.8)
Gavin Sheets (25.7)
Jonathan Cannon (21.1)
Paul DeJong (20.8)
Corey Julks (18.4)
Top 10 Cold Cat Standings
Pedro Grifol (-111.3)
Andrew Benintendi (-37.6)
Martín Maldonaldo (-34.8)
The Entire Roster (-24.7)
Andrew Vaughn (-21.9)
Dominic Fletcher (-19.9, -123 votes)
John Brebbia (-19.9, -112 votes)
The Offense (-17.4)
Touki Toussaint (-14.7)
Luis Robert Jr. (-14.1)
Last week it was Garrett Crochet becoming the first player to top 1,000 raw votes this year and now, as of June 7, Pedro Grifol has broken the tap on -1,000 votes, making him a Cold Cat champ shoo-in not even three months into the season. With strong games this week, Jonathan Cannon and Paul DeJong have stormed back into our MVP Top 10.
Writer Standings
Joe Resis has company atop the standings, with Year of the Hamster losing her first recap of the year — but landing in a tie for first place.
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