Just as news broke of a brilliant trade struck with the Los Angeles Dodgers to shed Craig Kimbrel and solve right field with AJ Pollock, Chicago White Sox GM Rick Hahn had a heckuva sad kicker: Garrett Crochet will likely need Tommy John surgery.
Crochet was injured while facing his second hitter last night vs. the Cincinnati Reds. He struck out Sebastian Almonte to start the eighth, before going 3-1 to Robbie Tenerowicz and showing signs of obvious discomfort.
Leaving the game mid-batter is never a good sign, and reports from the field indicated that Crochet was visibly upset and was having trouble moving his left (pitching) arm.