Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet's name has been included in trade rumors since last season. A deal didn't materialize before the 2024 deadline, but now those talks have fired up again during the hot stove.

However, it appears the White Sox aren't really pressed to make a move now, per an executive to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.

"I'm not sure they really want to make a deal," the exec said. "There seems to be more and more pitching on the trade market that teams are motivated to move at this point."

That executive referenced "Chicago's asking price" for the 25-year-old southpaw. In June, Bob Nightengale of USA Today said that asking price was "exorbitant."

The New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox are all in the mix for Crochet, per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. The duo added that the Mets and Yanks were considered the "most aggressive suitors as of Monday" but that "no deal with any club was considered close."

Crochet is under team control for two more years before being eligible for free agency in 2027. Last season, he went 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA (1.07 WHIP), most notably striking out 209 hitters in 146.0 innings. It was an incredible turnaround for a player who missed all of 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned in 2023, pitching 13 games out of the bullpen to a 3.55 ERA.

Crochet arrived in Chicago with much fanfare after being selected as the No. 11 overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft out of the University of Tennessee. He was called up to the bigs that same year, making six appearances for the White Sox.

The southpaw was sensational out of the bullpen in 2021 with a 2.82 ERA and 10.8 K/9 rate in 54 games for the AL Central champions.

However, the White Sox have fallen on hard times since then, bottoming out with an MLB-record 121 losses. So there's much incentive to rebuild, and Crochet is clearly the team's top trade asset. There's also a need for position players, as general manager Chris Getz mentioned in November.

Per Bruce Levine of 670 The Score:

"We are focusing on position player return," Getz said. "That is our primary focus in any trade talks. The right players have to be there. We can't force anything. We certainly need to improve our offense. That is very clear. That is what we need to do in any trade or free-agent acquisition."

For now, though, it doesn't appear as if Chicago is in a rush to trade Crochet. The White Sox certainly have time to wait for the best deal here, especially with Crochet under contract for two more years. But the interest is clearly there if and when the White Sox want to make a move.