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Top prospect Crawford sidelined with injury
J.P. Crawford, the Phillies' top prospect, sustained a left oblique strain and will be sidelined four-to-six weeks.
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Shortstop J.P. Crawford, the Phillies' top prospect, sustained a left oblique strain and will be sidelined four-to-six weeks.
Crawford, 20, was expected to start this season in either single-A Clearwater or double-A Reading. He hit .275 with seven doubles, eight home runs and 29 RBIs in 63 games with Clearwater to finish last season.