The Morning Call · Jun 10, 2015
J.P. Crawford patiently progressing at Double-A Reading
Shortstop J.P. Crawford, the Phillies' top prospect, is adjusting well since his promotion to the Double-A Reading Fightins. (SHARON K. MERKEL, SPECIAL TO THE MORNING CALL)J.P. Crawford will take a strike or two before finding a pitch to his liking.
Not bad for a 20-year-old who started this season on the disabled list with an oblique strain.
"I've done it all my life," Crawford said. "I've got to execute on pitches I want to hit. I've always been doing that."
It has worked so far in what has been about two years of pro ball.
The shortstop had 13 multi-hit games out of the 21 he played for Single-A Clearwater upon his return from injury.