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Kutter Crawford Behind Due To Knee Soreness
Mass Live's Christ Cotillo reports that Boston Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford (knee) is a bit behind the other pitchers in spring training due to patellar-tendon soreness in his knee. However, Crawford is not being ruled out for Opening Day in late March. The 28-year-old might not pitch in Grapefruit League games right away as a result, but as long as he doesn't have any sort of setback moving forward, he should be part of Boston's Opening Day starting rotation. The former 16th-round pick in 2017 out of Florida Gulf Coast University lost a league-high 16 games in 2024 while also posting a 4.36 ERA (4.65 FIP), 1.12 WHIP, a career-high 175 strikeouts and 51 walks in 183 2/3 innings over a league-high 33 starts. He took a step back in strikeout rate and hard-hit rate, which may have been the result of his elevated workload. If he can limit home runs -- he surrendered a league-high 34 -- Crawford could take a step forward as deep-league rotation depth.
Source: MassLive.com - Chris Cotillo
Source: MassLive.com - Chris Cotillo
