Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Crawford called in to see coach, gets to keep his playbook for now



Good move, long time coming. Crawford should be a better hitter than he has shown. It comes and goes, mostly goes. He should be a 15-75-.275 easy with his stroke.

from CSN Bay Area:
Giants notes: Bochy, Crawford meet; Belt, Pagan closer | CSN Bay Area:
Bochy and Crawford held a lengthy meeting Wednesday morning and they discussed changes he can make to his setup and approach – especially against right-handed pitchers. Crawford’s reverse split, .311 vs. lefties and .198 vs. right-handers, has gotten extreme. “His numbers should not be what they are vs. right-handed pitching,” Bochy said of Crawford, whose overall average is down to .233. “He’s a better hitter than that. We’re trying to get him to shorten up, handle all four quadrants. We’re looking to tweak a couple things, cut down a little movement, maybe open up a hair. It’s time to try some things to get him going.”
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Crawford should be a better hitter and you can live with where he was with the glove  he brings, but recently even the glove has slipped.


http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5343&position=SS#core
2012 - .248 Avg.   -12.4 Off.   14.6 Def.
2013 - .248 Avg.     -5.3 Off.   10.1 Def.
2014 - .233 Avg.       0.1 Off.    2.3 Def.

Either the offense has to pick up or the defense has to return to form. Crawford still makes the highlight reel play but has been booting some routine plays of late. The Giants have too many automatic outs in the lineup with the injuries and lack of depth. You know it's bad when the 7-8-9 spots in the lineup were coming up for the Giants last night and I was hoping they would send Hudson up for all three spots. Maybe get the Pirates to agree to an on the spot rule change. I feel the same way sometimes when Bumgarner pitches, that he has a better chance than 2-3 regular guys in the lineup. And it's not just Uggla, it's a few guys who have been with the team, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long without producing. Time to put the big boy pants on!!!




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