Sure, but even Trueblood said it wouldn’t have passed his personal standard of reportability, right? Other than Zanolla and that one White Sox guy, was the three team deal being reported?
Not at all saying that talks didn’t happen. I’m sure they did. Another report said the White Sox were talking to as many as ten different teams about a Crochet deal. I’m sure numerous permutations of trades got “close.”
I know Morosi called the Cubs a “viable candidate.” Otherwise, I never got the impression the Cubs were a favorite. To say that every pundit on the internet had the Cubs as the favorite is not true.
Also, yeah, Crochet was a very good starting pitcher last year. He also comes with quite a bit of risk. If Jed wants to use his prospect capital elsewhere, I’m not losing any sleep over it.