“He’s got big, big talent, but normally guys like that are more throwers than pitchers early until they start finessing and understand their delivery,” La Russa said. “He’s way ahead of the game. I just think it’s the old thing, you say he’s a ‘rare talent.’ OK, what does that mean? If you give examples, one is that he pitched last year and was effective.
1 hit, 1 strikeout, 1 shattered bat: Garrett Crochet, the 2020 1st-round pick of the Chicago White Sox, has a productive 1st outing of the Cactus League season
