• Full name Carl Demonte Crawford
  • Born 08/05/1981 in Houston, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Jefferson Davis
  • Debut 07/20/2002
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (52nd overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 1999 (signed for $1,245,000).
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    .OF Carl Crawford is one of the two or three best athletes in the draft. He has a rare package of speed and strength and has committed to Nebraska as an option quarterback. In tryouts for scouts, he hit a number of mammoth home runs. The downside to Crawford is that his skills are raw--and draft history is full of multi-tooled athletes with limited baseball instincts who don't pan out. He was often overmatched at the plate by ordinary high school pitching. He'll be a first-round pick, but maybe the riskiest one.

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  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the American League in 2010
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the American League in 2010
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the American League in 2009
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the American League in 2009
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the American League in 2008
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the American League in 2007
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the American League in 2006
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the American League in 2004
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the International League in 2002
  • Rated Best Baserunner in the International League in 2002
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the Southern League in 2001

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