Either:
A. The Sox knew Crochet likely wasn't willing to pitch into October and somehow didn't announce they weren't trading him despite months of rampant speculation.
or
B. Crochet came back from an exhibition game where he willingly pitched and expressed new demands and completely screwed the club that drafted him, got him to the show immediately, ripped through years of team control with zero concern for the club's interest, continued to let him start when the entire league assumed he was a reliever and then already began protecting him this summer... whew.
I think it is B and Sox fans should BOO the heck of out of him. I'd option him down today.