White Sox unhappy after star Garrett Crochet makes unusual trade demands

A monkey wrench was thrown into the Garrett Crochet trade sweepstakes when the White Sox star’s representation revealed load management rules and an extension demand for any potential acquiring team at the trade deadline.

However, the White Sox were unaware of this information before its public release and reportedly are furious with Crochet’s management, believing it may have significantly diminished his trade value.

“You can imagine the White Sox’s rage considering they had not been informed of that demand until it became public,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported.

“Teams who wanted to trade for Crochet .. and use him as a hybrid starter and reliever, now are having second thoughts whether they should bother acquiring him if he’s going to shut it down.”

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The 25-year-old already has undergone Tommy John surgery once and is under team control for two more years beyond this season, providing cost-controlled benefit to acquiring teams.

Crochet is making just $800,000 this season, according to Spotrac.

Asking for an extension, though, takes away the financial advantage of trading for a player who has yet to reach free agency.

This move by Crochet’s management team, CAA, comes with some precedent, namely in 2015 when star Mets pitcher Matt Harvey and his agent Scott Boras looked to limit his innings to 180.

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If anything, that’s a cautionary tale for Crochet and his management.

Harvey blew past that figured as the Mets reached the World Series, ultimately hurling 215 innings. The star righty ended up undergoing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome the following year and never received the significant long-term contract extension he desired.

Still, Chicago is undoubtedly frustrated as some acquiring teams, particularly small market ones, could be attracted by Crochet’s cheap contract and now could have serious hesitancy trading a major haul of prospects with the uncertainty that he won’t pitch down the stretch.

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“Why would I want to get a guy who doesn’t want to pitch in the playoffs?” an anonymous general manager told ESPN’s Jeff Passan .

Crochet figured to have a robust trade market ahead of the deadline, including the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, and Brewers, among others.

The Post’s Joel Sherman reported that the Dodgers are still best positioned to acquire Crochet should he be moved at the deadline.

Crochet leads the American League in strikeouts and is a Cy Young candidate in his first full season as a starter, going 6-8 with a 3.23 ERA in 114 1/3 innings.

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