00:00Let me start with Justin Crawford, because this is a name where fans heard about him
00:05every trade deadline, whether he should be traded or not, and now it's finally to the
00:09point where the Phillies are expecting him to be a big part of their big league club.
00:14You've seen him play a lot.
00:16Who is Justin Crawford as a baseball player?
00:19Well, as Ricky can tell you, Bill, I don't get too excited about too many guys in baseball
00:24after seeing years and years of prospects that don't pan out, but I really like this
00:28kid. I mean, he just turned 22, and I know the knock is he hits the ball on the ground
00:33too much. He doesn't hit enough home runs, but all he does is hit. I mean, he batted 334
00:38last year in 112 games, and oh, by the way, he hit 376 against left-hander, so not necessarily
00:45a guy you have to platoon. He only had 85 at-bats against left-handers last year, but he plays
00:50the game hard. He is a threat to steal. He is a threat defensively. He did end up hitting
00:56seven home runs last year, and he had an 863 OPS, so I mean, I think that's something
01:01you can build on. He's going to get stronger. Power is the last tool to develop in these
01:05younger hitters, and I think he's a really exciting player and would bring the Phillies
01:10lineup something they don't have a whole lot of right now. He's a guy that can walk or
01:14get a base hit, and before you know it, he's around the bases, and you're on the scoreboard.
01:26Yeah.
01:26Exactly.
01:27All right.
01:28Come on.
01:29All right.
01:29Sh accountable.
01:31Yeah.
01:31You just hit me.
01:33You are시는 over the base hit.
01:37All right.
01:48All right.
01:52Yeah.
01:52All right.
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