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A new team has surfaced in the Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr. rumors with a month until the trade deadline.
According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal in his latest trade deadline report, the Dodgers have joined the ranks of teams interested in both Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr.
The article details a lot of interesting information, including that the White Sox have sent their top scouts to focus on three farm systems: the Padres, Dodgers, and Mariners. All three of those clubs have shown interest in multiple White Sox players, but are far from the only ones engaged with Chicago on potential trades.
As previously reported, the Padres have a “strong interest” in Garrett Crochet, though the match might not be there for the White Sox, given the state of the Padres’ system and their unwillingness to entertain trading top prospect Ethan Salas. However, according to Rosenthal, Crochet is not the only Padres target, with both Michael Kopech and Tommy Pham considered fits between the two clubs. Perhaps as no surprise, A.J. Preller of the Padres remains aggressive leading up to the deadline.
To get back to the Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw suffered a bit of a setback in his rehab, perhaps heightening the Dodgers’ need to add pitching at the deadline in a market where options appear to be dropping by the day. For the Mariners, Luis Robert Jr. could make sense in an outfield that ranks 23rd in OPS. The Dodgers ranked eighth in the preseason in farm system rankings, while the Mariners ranked 18th. Top prospects as part of conversations with these two teams could include Andy Pages, Dalton Rushing, Thayron Liranzo, Josue De Paula, Kyle Hurt, Jackson Ferris, Cole Young, Colt Emerson, Harry Ford, Lazaro Montes, or Jonny Farmelo. Overall, both teams do have strong position player prospects, which is a weakness for the White Sox and their system currently.
With Robert Jr, however, the White Sox do have to be cautious. According to Rosenthal, unless Robert gets hot closer to the deadline, the White Sox fear that they would be selling low when factoring in both injury history and performance to this point. Robert’s frequent injuries, low walk and high strikeout rates are a concern for interested clubs, according to Rosenthal.
As more information becomes available, we will continue to provide updates.
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