White Sox 1st round pick Garrett Crochet says he’s ready for the Majors

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In the 2020 MLB Draft, the White Sox selected pitcher Garrett Crochet 11th overall in the first round. Host Chuck Garfien is joined by Crochet to discuss the events that led to him being drafted by the Sox, how he could have ended up with the Cubs, and why he feels like he's ready for the Majors this year.(1:45) - The feeling on draft day, waiting to be picked(5:50) - Comparisons to Chris Sale and how he learned to throw his slider(7:30) - The story behind getting hit in the face by a line drive, breaking his jaw(14:05) - Why he and the White Sox believe his best pitching is ahead of him(22:20) -Being ready for the Majors right now!

Transcript

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0:00.0	How many teams were, in your mind, seriously interested in you?
0:08.3	I would say probably like four, both Chicago, the Cubs and the White Sox.
0:14.2	Yeah, that's interesting. You could have been a cub.
0:18.1	Well, thank goodness I'm on the south side now.
0:24.0	Garrett Crochet, well on his way to becoming a fan favorite with the White Sox,
0:30.5	with comments like that.
0:32.4	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Arfine. It's the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by Win Trust,
0:36.1	and today on the podcast, it's conversation with the White Sox first round pick who talks about how he could have become a cub on draft day and not a member of the White Sox had they not drafted him.
0:48.1	Plus, those comparisons you might have heard between Garret Crochet and Chris Sale.
0:55.0	And why despite pitching in only one game this year in college, he feels like he's ready
1:00.1	for the majors in 2020?
1:04.5	So it's that and a whole lot more with Garrett Crochet on the White Sox Talk Podcast.
1:10.9	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:14.6	A ball hit deep way back.
1:16.9	Deep time, fail.
1:18.8	Holy cow.
1:20.5	Carlton says has put the White Sox ahead.
1:23.7	Jimenez leaves the ballpark.
1:26.6	You can put it on the board.
1:29.4	Yes.
1:30.5	We got to change with something real special.
1:32.7	All right.
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