Player Profile #61: Desmond Jennings | OF | TB
Let’s start off with the good about Desmond Jennings. His 10 home runs and 20 steals in fewer than 250 at-bats are exactly the type of upside we expected from the youngster. With him leading off, we can easily see him scoring close to 100 runs with 20/40 potential. Now the bad. He needs to get his strikeouts under control (20.7 K%) in order to get his batting average up from...
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3 days ago
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3 days ago
9 guys with worse contracts than Carl Crawford
There's a lot of bellyaching about Carl Crawford's remaining $130 million, and with good reason. He was barely better than Darnell McDonald last year, and to top it off he enter this year with an injury and, once again, no clear spot in the Red Sox' stacked lineup.
But believe it or not, Carl's deal is not the worst in baseball, at least according to Scott Campbell...
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12 days ago
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12 days ago
Red Sox OF Crawford expected to miss start of season
Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford is expected to start the season on the disabled list after he underwent surgery on his left wrist earlier this month. Crawford underwent a minor procedure to remove cartilage in his wrist and while he is expected to miss Opening Day, GM Ben Cherington is optimistic that he will be with the team for the bulk of the season. Crawford struggled...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
Wrist surgery interrupts Carl Crawford's offseason training
Yet more disappointing news in Carl Crawford's Boston story, as he underwent arthroscopic surgery to his left wrist after complaining of pain during his offseason training regimen.
Before we start crossing "Big comeback year for Carl Crawford" off our 2012 to-do list, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal points out something promising.
Vernon Wells underwentâ€...
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Boston's Crawford has wrist surgery
Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford had surgery on his left wrist and could miss opening day.
General manager Ben Cherington says Crawford is expected to resume hitting at some point in spring training and be ready early in the season. He says the team hasn't completely ruled out Crawford's availability for the opener.
Cherington says Crawford started hitting more actively recently...
Via AP on Fox
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26 days ago
WRISTY BUSINESS
Crawford's opener status in question?
Carl Crawford had arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist and there's no timetable for his return. His status for the season opener could be in question.
Via Sox and Dawgs
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Your Morning Dump...Where Valentine finally gets in touch with Crawford
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.
“I finally got that call in to Carl,’’ said Valentine, who along with Pedro Martinez, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and a host of Red Sox prospects met yesterday with children undergoing cancer...
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
KISS AND MAKE UP
Bobby V., Crawford clear the air
New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine finally spoke with left fielder Carl Crawford, whom Valentine had criticized while at ESPN.
Via NESN.com
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Your Morning Dump...where Crawford is looking for a shot at the top of the lineup.
Every morning we compile the links of the day and dump them here... highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump...
Eventually, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and Carl Crawford will talk, at which time they will leave behind the comments Valentine made as an ESPN analyst that insulted the left fielder and move on to...
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January 12, 2012
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January 12, 2012
MY BAD
Crawford apologizes to Red Sox fans
Carl Crawford was supposed to be the spark in Boston's lineup, but after a disappointing season, the speedster felt the need to apologize to his new fanbase.
Via Larry Brown Sports
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September 19, 2011
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September 19, 2011
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