What an exciting week we just had. About three hundred more pitchers landed on the injured list as it appears everyone’s elbow and forearm in baseball is now made of paper.

In other news, Jackson Holliday was recalled from the minors and made his debut with the Baltimore Orioles. If you play in dynasty baseball leagues, then you already know all about Holliday and there is no need for me to tell you he is an up-and-coming dynasty player. If you don’t know about Holliday, then all you need to know is that he is an up-and-coming dynasty stud who you should have on your roster.

With Holliday now in The Show like he should have been since Opening Day, I want to talk about a certain Chicago White Sox pitcher who is off to a great start this season. That pitcher is Garrett Crochet. Of course, now that I am featuring him, he will land on the IL like Chase Silseth has after being featured a couple of weeks ago.

Anyway, Crochet is a 24-year-old left-hander who was originally drafted in the 34th round of the 2017 draft by Milwaukee. Crochet didn’t sign and instead went to Tennessee and on June 10, 2020, he was drafted in the first round by the White Sox. He signed with the Sox on June 22 and on Sept. 18 he made his MLB debut with Chicago without throwing a single pitch in the minors.

Here is a fun fact for you. In going straight from college to the majors:

Crochet was the first player to do that since Mike Leake in 2010.
Crochet is the first pitcher since Mike Morgan and Tim Conroy in 1978 to go straight to the majors the same year he was drafted.

He appeared in 54 games with the White Sox in 2021 and had a fine season. Then came 2022.

During spring training Crochet felt a pop in his elbow and ended up having Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the 2022 campaign and limited him to 13 appearances in 2023 that produced some mixed results.

So why do I think he is an up-and-coming dynasty player? Let’s find out.