<p><a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/J.P._Crawford/">J.P. Crawford</a> hit his first home run of the season in Thursday's loss to the Twins.</p><p>Crawford caught a hanging <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Michael_Pineda/">Michael Pineda</a> breaking ball in the fifth inning and yanked it out to right, barely clearing the wall. The ball was actually such a rope that it bounced off the railing in the stands and bounced back onto the field with some force. The homer, a solo shot, was Crawford's first in six games since being promoted, and he's hitting .217/.250/.391 in those six games. The once-top prospect has lost a lot of luster after continued struggles at the dish, but the pedigree is such that he's an interesting player to monitor if nothing else.</p> (více...)

<p>Mariners recalled SS <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/J.P._Crawford/">J.P. Crawford</a> from Triple-A Tacoma.</p><p>Crawford was acquired from the Phillies over the winter in the <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Jean_Segura/">Jean Segura</a> trade. He is set to take over as the Mariners' regular shortstop, pushing <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Tim_Beckham/">Tim Beckham</a> to a utility/bench role. Crawford has really struggled with the bat in the majors to this point but has hit .319/.420/.457 with three homers and three steals this season. You can take a gamble on him if you're in a deep league, but the offensive ceiling for 24-year-old looks fairly limited right now.</p> (více...)

<p><a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/J.P._Crawford/">J.P. Crawford</a> was scratched from Thursday night's game for Triple-A Tacoma.</p><p>This does not seem coincidental. <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Dee_Gordon/">Dee Gordon</a> left Thursday night's game against the Yankees after taking a pitch off his right wrist and will undergo more tests Friday after initial X-rays were inconclusive. With <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Dylan_Moore/">Dylan Moore</a> (wrist) also banged up, the Mariners need an infielder ASAP. A cousin of former Rays and Red Sox outfielder <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Carl_Crawford/">Carl Crawford</a>, J.P. has had a productive year in Triple-A, batting .319 with three homers, 15 RBI and three steals over 31 appearances for Tacoma. Crawford is a shortstop by trade, though he has started nine career games (four in the majors, five in the minors) at second base. The former top prospect carries a .214 lifetime average over 187 big-league at-bats, all with Philadelphia.</p> (více...)

Tacoma's <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/J.P._Crawford/">J.P. Crawford</a> homered and drove in six on a 4-for-5 night while New Orleans' right-hander <a href="https://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Elieser_Hernandez/">Elieser Hernandez</a> struck out 10, allowed one hit over 6 1/3 innings. (více...)