School: Bishop Gorman; Class: Senior
Position: CF; B/T: L/R
Height: 6-3; Weight: 170
Previously Drafted: N/A
College Commitment: Louisiana State University
| Hit | Power | SB | Patience | Glove | Overall |
| 50/55 | 40/45 | 70 | 55 | 70 | 60 |
Background: There was a point very early in his career that former Rays, Red Sox, and Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford was tracking as a potential Hall of Fame talent.
- Using Baseball Reference’s Stathead, there are 179 total players to accrue 30 wins above replacement through their age-28 season. Of those 179, 94 of them would go onto Hall of Fame career – or roughly 52.5%.
Crawford battled injuries and stopped being great after his age-28 season. But during his prime the four-time All-Star outfielder was a force in all facets of the game: he could hit, slug the occasional homerun, run like the win, and play defense with the best of them. And like a lot of the other top prep prospects in this year’s class, Crawford’s son, Justin, is showing tremendous five-tool potential.
The teenage outfielder’s school, Bishop Gorman, has produced several notable players including: All-Star Joey Gallo, 1995 AL Rookie of the Year Marty Cordova, and Yankees catching prospect Austin Wells. The younger Crawford has a chance to become the highest drafted player in the school’s history.
Standing a muscular, yet lean, 6-foot-3 and 170 pounds, Crawford has been an absolute wrecking ball at the plate during his final two prep seasons: in 2021, he slugged .492/.536/.746 and followed that up with an even better showing as a senior, slugging .503/.562/.816 with five homeruns, 52 RBI, and 60 runs scored.
Prior to the draft, Crawford committed to baseball powerhouse Louisiana State University.
Scouting Report: Blessed with his father’s speed, Crawford’s one of the class’s top runners. His nonstop motor out of the box will turn plenty of singles into doubles and double into triples. He shows good bat-to-ball skills with a patient approach at the plate, making him an ideal candidate to hit at the top of a lineup. The swing needs some fine-tuning and he doesn’t barrel the ball quite as frequently as many of the other top high school hitters in the class. He doesn’t have a ton of present power, but could develop into a 15-home run perennial threat. There’s some work to do be done, but he has the potential to develop into an above-average big leaguer. Some teams that could look to draft him in the first round include: the Marlins (sixth overall), the Mets (picks 11 and 14), and Padres (15).
Ceiling: 3.5-win player
Risk: Moderate
Grade: First Round
