Carl Crawford still has two years and close to $42 million left on the 7-year, $142 million contract he signed with the Boston Red Sox after the 2010 season. That deal has been bad and it keeps getting worse.
Crawford just found out he is now the backup left fielder for the Dodgers and will mostly be a pinch-hitter.
“They told me there will be a lot of at-bats for me, but [Andre Ethier] starts, and he’s earned it,” said Crawford, via Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. “I’ll get spot starts and be ready to pinch-hit for the pitcher a lot.