Dating back to at least last year, the Mets had expressed some interest in hiring an assistant pitching coach to work under Jeremy Hefner. New York is adding Desi Druschel, who had the same job with the New York Yankees, for the role, league sources confirmed.

White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet ’s name came up a lot at this year’s trade deadline, but the All-Star pitcher remained in Chicago. But a rival evaluator told ESPN’s Buster Olney at last week’s general manager meetings that the team will trade Crochet this winter. “It’s not a matter of if; it’s a question of when.”

The intrigue around All-Star pitcher Garrett Crochet overflowed during Major League Baseball's July trade deadline, with everyone in the industry wondering whether the Chicago White Sox would trade him.