Phillies' expectations for Justin Crawford revealed before Opening Day
Carl Crawford's kid is ready for the season ahead.
Phillies' expectations for Justin Crawford revealed before Opening Day originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There's going to be a lot of hype surrounding Justin Crawford this season with the Philadelphia Phillies .
He's a top-100 prospect who has been handed the Opening Day gig to start in centerfield. That's a big deal. The Phillies, though, don't actually need Crawford to live up to the outsized hype that will surround him.
Instead, they'll just need him to do the simple things well. "He doesn’t need to be a savior for the Phillies," MLB. com's Todd Zolecki wrote in a new article on Wednesday.
"Not even close. He just needs to hit enough in the nine hole and catch the baseball. If he exceeds those modest expectations, the Phillies will be thrilled.