Hindsight on Crochet

[Scooterfletcher]

What would an equal-or-better offer have been for Crochet in the off season.

Granted, these things aren’t linear and we likely don’t land Priester if Crochet isn’t in Boston but it’s just a thing that makes you go hmmm..

[Brock Beauchamp]

Teel was a 30-60 prospect at the time of the trade. If I was the White Sox, my ask would have been something along the lines of Made and Misiorowski.

So yeah, big ask, probably a price the Brewers would be (and should be) unwilling to pay.

[TURBO]

7 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Teel was a 30-60 prospect at the time of the trade. If I was the White Sox, my ask would have been something along the lines of Made and Misiorowski.

So yeah, big ask, probably a price the Brewers would be (and should be) unwilling to pay.

Hmmmmm

I think I probably would have pulled the trigger on a Made and The Miz for Crochett.

[jay87shot]

The Miz for sure, I doubt we would have put in Made but Pratt or Quero (unlikely because of inury). I think that with Miz and Pratt being ranked lower than Teel and Montgomery the 3rd/4th pieces would have had to be more. I think that there would have been a good chance they would have insisted on Pena as the 3rd piece which might have been a no go for me. 

[Scooterfletcher]

Of course we weren’t trading Made or Miz in a deal for him over the offseason.   No doubt we made a strong offer though.   Maybe it was Pratt, Black, Henderson, Wichowski or something like that and got rejected but I have no doubt we offered an appealing package over the offseason.

[Scooterfletcher]

Another “hindsight” thought I don’t feel values a new thread:

We talked a ton about a Devin to Phils deal in the off season and Stott was likely there to be had with a little added here or there.   He would have fit this squad extremely well and maybe likely be an upgrade to the infield from the impressive Durbin.   But then Devin might pitch really well in Philly and keep us from the World Series.   Just interesting to me to think about and wanted to share. 

[BrewerFan]

On 9/30/2025 at 7:20 PM, Scooterfletcher said:

What would an equal-or-better offer have been for Crochet in the off season.

Granted, these things aren’t linear and we likely don’t land Priester if Crochet isn’t in Boston but it’s just a thing that makes you go hmmm..

Yeah, hell, with hindsight, I'd have gone after him much more aggressively. 

I don't know if he would have been willing to sign the extension here(which I'd have been pretty skeptical at that time). But seeing what he's done this year? And he doesn't turn 27 until June 21st next year. 

So if you could get him to sign for 6/150... which I think with the benefit of hindsight, we'd be willing to do(or at least I'd certainly hope we'd be willing to do as Mark A constantly says we CAN spend more if the right player is available)... then I'd have been willing to go Pratt... the package we gave up for Priester(Which was pretty valuable). And then it comes down to what else would you add.

Logan Henderson? If they really wanted Misiorowski, I'd have done that, but not a ton more. Mis+Yophery Rodriguez, Black+comp pick+Carlos Rodriguez. 

Black and Rodriguez had more value last year and were both guys who could immediately contribute. I still think Black will be a solid regular for a team like the White Sox or a nice backup for a team like us. 

 

Hell, with the benefit of hindsight, I'd have taken him in the 2nd rd over Max Lazar in 2017! Then we could have him and change nothing... I'd be a REALLY good GM with that benefit!

I'd still be a bit worried with the way his usage just shot up last year and then to over 200 IP this year. So check back in a year. Good chance he's either established himself as a top 2-3 pitcher in all of Baseball in a year and if not, he's probably hurt. 

 

This is an interesting question as he would change this team enough that it's worth giving up a lot to get him... but then you're also giving up a lot for the future. But the way he held up in the regular season, the way he threw vs the Yankees in the playoffs... it'd be worth it to give up a lot for him. 

[BrewerFan]

On 10/3/2025 at 5:14 PM, Scooterfletcher said:

Of course we weren’t trading Made or Miz in a deal for him over the offseason.   No doubt we made a strong offer though.   Maybe it was Pratt, Black, Henderson, Wichowski or something like that and got rejected but I have no doubt we offered an appealing package over the offseason.

Well... you're asking in hindsight. So don't you need to kinda look at the value at the time?

Made really blew up this year, but last year he was a kid who hadn't played full season ball yet. But I agree, he kinda showed enough that he was almost untouchable. 

Misiorowski was(and still is) a guy you aren't sure if he's a starter or a reliever. I think he's pretty clearly a starter given how he could maintain his velo late into games and the 4 pitch mix, but there's still questions and Crochet is 

Wichrowski had probably minimal value last year. Less than Carlos Rodriguez... Black also had more value. Especially to a team like the White Sox(I'd think) as a 3rd piece.  Neither of those guys are worth more than just throw ins on a deal now(Carlos Rodriguez may not even be worth a 40 man roster spot). 

 

I don't know man, again, good question, but so hard to answer. Some teams look for specific players and I feel like some teams(Rockies, White Sox) are probably closer to how we're looking at it by top 100 rankings. 

[BrewerFan]

22 hours ago, Scooterfletcher said:

Another “hindsight” thought I don’t feel values a new thread:

We talked a ton about a Devin to Phils deal in the off season and Stott was likely there to be had with a little added here or there.   He would have fit this squad extremely well and maybe likely be an upgrade to the infield from the impressive Durbin.   But then Devin might pitch really well in Philly and keep us from the World Series.   Just interesting to me to think about and wanted to share. 

I'd certainly prefer facing the Phils with Devin Williams vs Duran. Though... after watching Abel pitch for the Twins, I'm also glad he's out of Philly. 

I also thought it was more Alec Bohm vs Bryson Stott that we were looking at from the Phillies. He was the guy who was a perfect fit. Just slide him in at 3rd. That was when the Phills were looking at Bergman.