What to do with Crawford and his tattoo

So you drafted Crawford in the first round because you are either a huge Sox fan (went 5th overall in my draft, but I live in Boston), or you just saw him running amok in Fenway Park. He has been the biggest disappointment of the fantasy season so far, and you need to decide if your team will sink or swim with Crawford. 

Carl Crawford is in that elite group of MLB players, who are simply put, freak athletes. These type of players (see previous blog on Phil's CF Domonic Brown) have the ability to dominate fantasy leagues, combining power and speed that can help you in every major stat category. But for one reason or another, the talent is not enough this year for Crawford.

Mr. Crawford was born and bred to be an extraordinary athlete. Coming out of Houston's 5th ward, he lettered in basketball, football, and baseball. He had offers to play PG at UCLA, and QB at Nebraska, Tulsa, USC, Oklahoma, and Florida...pretty decent options, but he still chose baseball. Because of his natural ability, he will end up around .265 at the end of the year, with 20HR/25-30SBs). Not a bad year for the average outfielder, but for a $20 million/year player who turns 30 in August, ouch. Once he starts to pick it up, Francona will have to put him in the 2 hole, where he and Ellsbury can run whenever they want, and will score tons of runs with Gonzalez and Youkilis following.

Look at Crawford's #s (.215, 2HR, 14RBI, 6SB)........pitiful. No matter what league you are in, target the team that has Crawford, figure out what they need, and lock yourself in a room with person until you come out with a deal.

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