The Padres used a Juan Soto trade as a way to acquire young pitching. The White Sox see Garrett Crochet in a similar light, with the goal to add multiple young hitters.

Nothing is ever guaranteed in baseball, though the safest bet of the offseason is the Chicago White Sox trading ace Garrett Crochet. The ChiSox somewhat surprisingly did not move Crochet at the deadline,

Fellow left-hander Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves won the Comeback Player of the Year award for the National League. Cleveland right-hander Emmanuel Clase won his second AL Reliever of the Year Award and St. Louis righty Ryan Helsley won the NL honor.