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Tuesday, Nov. 5: ESPN insiders discuss Phillies, Garrett Crochet
The Phillies, Dodgers and Braves all aggressively pursued White Sox ace Garrett Crochet at the trade deadline. According to a September story from ESPN’s Jesse Rogers and Buster Olney, “the Phillies turned down the White Sox’s request for top pitching prospect Andrew Painter as part of the package.” Crochet’s request to sign an extension in order to pitch in October also made things more complicated.