Boston Red Sox fans couldn’t help but love Tarik Skubal’s appearance on Foul Territory on Thursday, and that’s because Skubal wasn’t shy about praising Garrett Crochet.

Skubal said that if he could add any of Crochet’s pitches to his own arsenal, it would be Crochet’s 84-86 MPH sweeper/slider.

“You can’t even put a lefty (hitter) in the lineup against Crochet, you really can’t,” Skubal added, much to Red Sox fans’ delight.

Skubal also said that his and Crochet’s fastballs are pretty similar, and that he loves Crochet’s changeup, even though it’s not used a ton (because of how nasty the sweeper is).

There’s something really wholesome and likable about Skubal’s willingness to shout out his fellow ace here. It’s obvious that he respects the heck out of Crochet (who finished No. 2 in

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