{"id":43524,"date":"2025-04-24T02:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43524"},"modified":"2025-04-24T02:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:33:04","slug":"garrett-crochet-not-satisfied-with-his-current-pitching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43524","title":{"rendered":"Garrett Crochet Not Satisfied With His Current Pitching"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_100843061\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Garrett Crochet\u00a0is off to a dazzling start in 2025. The Boston Red Sox\u2019s top acquisition this offseason is 2-1 with a 1.13 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 32 innings. He\u2019s also issued a respectable 10 walks and given up only one home run.<\/p>\n<p>But after beating the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park on April 19, Crochet wasn\u2019t satisfied with his performance. Over six innings, he limited his former team to four hits and two walks. He also struck out seven and didn\u2019t allow a run, yet the outing wasn\u2019t up to his standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels good, but I feel like I\u2019m getting away with murder. And it\u2019s only a matter of time until I get caught,\u201d Crochet said in the post-game presser. \u201cI feel like the way I\u2019m throwing the ball isn\u2019t up to my par. It\u2019s only a matter of time before I get burned and I\u2019d just rather avoid that at all costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100843062\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1913745398239318113&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flastwordonsports.com%2Fbaseball%2F2025%2F04%2F23%2Fred-sox-garrett-crochet-disappointed-pitching-performance%2F&amp;sessionId=7013a1ce30489480281d45c4bbf0b9beb5bbaab4&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1913745398239318113\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100843063\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<h2>Garrett Crochet Thinks He\u2019s Not Pitching at Intended Levels<\/h2>\n<p>Red Sox manager\u00a0Alex Cora\u00a0also felt\u00a0Garrett Crochet could have pitched better on April 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe stuff was good, but erratic,\u201d Cora said. \u201cSome deep counts, some two-strike hits. But on a night where he was OK, that\u2019s what we get.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the 24 White Sox batters Crochet faced, 10 forced at least five pitches from him. And three batters pushed him to six or more pitches. Three of the four hits Crochet gave up came with two strikes on the batter.<\/p>\n<p>Six days earlier against the same White Sox, Crochet also faced 24 batters. 10 pushed him to at least five pitches and seven of them worked him to six or more pitches \u2014 over twice as many as his following start. However, he didn\u2019t allow a hit until infielder\u00a0Chase Meidroth smacked a one-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning. Plus he struck out 11, so criticisms were few.<\/p>\n<p>Through five starts this season, Crochet is averaging nearly nine batters per game pushing him to at least five pitches per at-bat, and five working him to six or more pitches. Of the 19 hits he\u2019s allowed, five have come with two strikes on the batter.<\/p>\n<p>As for what Crochet\u2019s \u201cpar\u201d looks like, that\u2019s tougher to gauge. Last season was his first full year since debuting in the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign. At this juncture in 2024, he was 1-3 with a 5.61 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 25 2\/3 innings. Crochet was selected as an All-Star and went on to have a 6-12 record across 31 starts with a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts. But Chicago severely capped his pitch count in the second half of the season, and he finished with 146 innings \u2014 the lowest of any pitcher with 29 or more starts.<\/p>\n<h3>Ace Standards<\/h3>\n<p>Several other factors could explain why Garrett Crochet is disappointed with his pitching thus far.<\/p>\n<p>The star faces high expectations in his first season with the Red Sox. Boston gave up a big chunk of its future to get Crochet, including top catching prospect\u00a0Kyle Teel. The trade also included three fellow Top 100 prospects: outfielder\u00a0Braden Montgomery\u00a0(No. 54), pitcher\u00a0Wikelman Gonzalez\u00a0(No. 14), and the aforementioned Meidroth (No. 11).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to justifying that deal, Crochet also wants to prove that he\u2019s worth the monetary investment that the Red Sox have made in him. On March 31, he signed a\u00a0six-year, $170 million contract extension. The deal set an MLB record for the most guaranteed money for a player with four-plus years of service.<\/p>\n<p>Crochet also may feel he\u2019s \u201cgetting away with murder\u201d after narrowly defeating the AL-worst White Sox on consecutive outings. Along with Chicago\u2019s 5-18 record, there\u2019s extra incentive for Crochet to dominate his former club. And he\u2019s not getting much run support from the Red Sox offense. They\u2019re averaging just three runs per game when Crochet starts, putting extra pressure on their ace to be at his best.<\/p>\n<p>Considering all of these factors, Crochet\u2019s concern that it\u2019s \u201conly a matter of time\u201d before he gets \u201cburned\u201d is justified. Deep counts and two-strike hits could prove disastrous against more formidable lineups than the White Sox, especially if Red Sox bats remain cold.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Crochet will face the Seattle Mariners, who are currently tied for second in the AL West. And on April 30, he\u2019s slated to start against the Toronto Blue Jays, who handed Crochet his lone loss of the season on April 8.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garrett Crochet\u00a0is off to a dazzling start in 2025. 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