Reggie Crawford

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked San Francisco Giants #9 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: At Connecticut, Crawford’s career was stunted on both the mound and in the batter’s box. The pandemic and Tommy John surgery limited him to just eight innings and 290 plate appearances. Undaunted, the Giants drafted Crawford 30th overall in 2022 and have let him continue his career as a two-way prospect. Unfortunately, his problems staying on the field have carried to his pro career. His 2023 season was delayed by a bout of mononucleosis in the spring and ended in August with a strained oblique. He made up time in the Arizona Fall League, where he was a hitter only.
  
  Scouting Report: In his limited time, Crawford showed the same kind of stuff that made him such an intriguing prospect in the first place. His arsenal starts with a fastball that averaged 97 mph and featured excellent horizontal break and vertical approach angle. The fastball was backed by a powerful, short-breaking curveball in the low 80s that worked to get both called strikes and whiffs. Those two pitches alone could help Crawford profile as an excellent reliever. Now, he needs to continue to develop his changeup. Currently, the pitch sits around 87 mph and shows effective shape, but Crawford needs to learn how to throw it in the strike zone more often. In 2023, his changeup was thrown for a strike just 42% of the time.
  
  The Future: The Giants knew Crawford’s development would take time. The time away from the field in 2023 further complicates things, especially considering none of his 13 starts lasted longer than two innings. His time in the AFL will help the Giants determine how much Crawford should continue hitting, but internally the organization believes his future is on the mound.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 70 | Curveball: 60 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 45
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  Ranked San Francisco Giants #11 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Crawford's limited track record made him one of the biggest wild cards in the 2022 draft. A two-way player at Connecticut who doubled as a first baseman, Crawford pitched just eight innings In two seasons for the Huskies and had Tommy John surgery that wiped out his entire junior year. But his athletic background--he was an accomplished swimmer in high school--and a strong stint for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team convinced the Giants to draft him in the first round, No. 30 overall, and sign him for $2,297,500. Crawford made his pro debut in the Arizona Complex League and hit in 10 games while his arm recovered from surgery.
  
  Scouting Report: Crawford has barely pitched, but he's impressed when he has. Between his time at UConn, Team USA and the Cape Cod League, he flashed a three-pitch mix topped by a fastball that averaged 95 mph and touched 99 from the left side. He backed it up with a low-to-mid 80s slider that flashed plus and was beginning to develop a changeup before he tore his ulnar collateral ligament. In addition to his stuff, Crawford intrigued the Giants with his physical 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame and strong makeup that endeared him to his teammates in his pro debut. He has big raw power at the plate but could stand to improve his swing decisions and shows soft hands and a strong arm when he plays first base.
  
  The Future: Crawford began throwing bullpens in the fall and should be ready for spring training. His surgery and lack of innings will lead to a limited workload in 2023, which will come in the Class A levels.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 40. Control: 45

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #59 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Connecticut Committed/Drafted: Royals ’19 (37)
  Age At Draft: 21.6
  BA Grade: 55/Extreme
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70 | Curveball: - | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 40 | Cutter: | Control: 45
  Between his talent, limited track record on the mound and medical history, Crawford is one of the biggest wild cards in the draft. Crawford was one of the first of many pitchers in this class to have Tommy John surgery, having the operation last fall that kept him out of action the entire 2022 season. That left him with just eight innings on his resume with Connecticut, plus brief looks last summer in the Cape Cod League and with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. When he was healthy, Crawford sat in the mid 90s, touched 99 and flashed a plus slider in the mid 80s. Scouts haven’t had much of an opportunity to see him throw a changeup, with command and durability questions that add considerable reliever risk. Crawford had been a two-way player who also played first base, hitting .309/.362/.546 with 14 home runs for the Huskies in 2020 and 2021. He’s strongly built, with some scouts giving him well above-average raw power, though his high-octane stuff from the left side has teams preferring him on the mound. Given how many college pitchers have been hurt this year, teams looking for college arms are going to have to tolerate some medical risk, which has a lot of scouts projecting Crawford to go by the second round.
• Ranked #411 prospect in 2019 draft
  A 6-foot-4. 206-pound two-way player, Crawford has added a significant amount of good weight over the offseason and started to separate himself more as a hitter than a pitcher this spring. He's a power over hit bat who will be limited to first base and needs to show more feel to hit, and has been into the low 90s on the mound. Crawford is committed to Connecticut.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Crawford's limited track record made him one of the biggest wild cards in the 2022 draft. A two-way player at Connecticut who doubled as a first baseman, Crawford pitched just eight innings In two seasons for the Huskies and had Tommy John surgery that wiped out his entire junior year. But his athletic background--he was an accomplished swimmer in high school--and a strong stint for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team convinced the Giants to draft him in the first round, No. 30 overall, and sign him for $2,297,500. Crawford made his pro debut in the Arizona Complex League and hit in 10 games while his arm recovered from surgery.
  
  Scouting Report: Crawford has barely pitched, but he's impressed when he has. Between his time at UConn, Team USA and the Cape Cod League, he flashed a three-pitch mix topped by a fastball that averaged 95 mph and touched 99 from the left side. He backed it up with a low-to-mid 80s slider that flashed plus and was beginning to develop a changeup before he tore his ulnar collateral ligament. In addition to his stuff, Crawford intrigued the Giants with his physical 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame and strong makeup that endeared him to his teammates in his pro debut. He has big raw power at the plate but could stand to improve his swing decisions and shows soft hands and a strong arm when he plays first base.
  
  The Future: Crawford began throwing bullpens in the fall and should be ready for spring training. His surgery and lack of innings will lead to a limited workload in 2023, which will come in the Class A levels.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 40. Control: 45
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Crawford's limited track record made him one of the biggest wild cards in the 2022 draft. A two-way player at Connecticut who doubled as a first baseman, Crawford pitched just eight innings In two seasons for the Huskies and had Tommy John surgery that wiped out his entire junior year. But his athletic background--he was an accomplished swimmer in high school--and a strong stint for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team convinced the Giants to draft him in the first round, No. 30 overall, and sign him for $2,297,500. Crawford made his pro debut in the Arizona Complex League and hit in 10 games while his arm recovered from surgery.
  
  Scouting Report: Crawford has barely pitched, but he's impressed when he has. Between his time at UConn, Team USA and the Cape Cod League, he flashed a three-pitch mix topped by a fastball that averaged 95 mph and touched 99 from the left side. He backed it up with a low-to-mid 80s slider that flashed plus and was beginning to develop a changeup before he tore his ulnar collateral ligament. In addition to his stuff, Crawford intrigued the Giants with his physical 6-foot-4, 235-pound frame and strong makeup that endeared him to his teammates in his pro debut. He has big raw power at the plate but could stand to improve his swing decisions and shows soft hands and a strong arm when he plays first base.
  
  The Future: Crawford began throwing bullpens in the fall and should be ready for spring training. His surgery and lack of innings will lead to a limited workload in 2023, which will come in the Class A levels.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 40. Control: 45
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 55/Extreme
  
  August Update: Between his talent, limited track record on the mound and medical history, Crawford is one of the biggest wild cards in the draft. Crawford was one of the first of many pitchers in this class to have Tommy John surgery, having the operation last fall that kept him out of action the entire 2022 season. That left him with just eight innings on his resume with Connecticut, plus brief looks last summer in the Cape Cod League and with USA Baseball&#39s Collegiate National Team. When he was healthy, Crawford sat in the mid 90s, touched 99 and flashed a plus slider in the mid 80s. Scouts haven&#39t had much of an opportunity to see him throw a changeup, with command and durability questions that add considerable reliever risk. Crawford had been a two-way player who also played first base, hitting .309/.362/.546 with 14 home runs for the Huskies in 2020 and 2021.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70. Slider: 60. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  A 6-foot-4. 206-pound two-way player, Crawford has added a significant amount of good weight over the offseason and started to separate himself more as a hitter than a pitcher this spring. He's a power over hit bat who will be limited to first base and needs to show more feel to hit, and has been into the low 90s on the mound. Crawford is committed to Connecticut.