School: UCLA
Class: Junior
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 220 lbs.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Pos: ss
Hometown: Pleasanton, CA
High School: Foothill HS
Previously Drafted: None
| Year | Team | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | XBH% | ISO | 2B+3B | BB% | K% | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | UCLA | 242 | .318 | .378 | .500 | 34% | .182 | 20 | 0.9% | 17.1% | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | UCLA | 248 | .335 | .405 | .504 | 31% | .169 | 19 | 0.9% | 20.5% |
Honors:
- 2008 NCBWA Preseason Third-team All-American
- 2007 All-Pac 10
- 2007 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Semi-finalist
Strengths:
Crawford is a good athlete and good enough to stick at shortstop as a pro. Some scouts think he will be an above average hitter as a pro.
Weaknesses:
The main critique of Crawford’s game is his strikeouts; he struck out in more than one-fifth of his plate appearances in 2007 with the Bruins. He hit .189 in the Cape Cod League in 2007 and hasn’t shown good power numbers at UCLA.
The Future:
Late first round.
