{"id":582,"date":"2026-06-06T04:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T04:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=582"},"modified":"2026-06-06T04:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T04:14:44","slug":"amid-struggles-at-the-plate-justin-crawford-has-found-others-ways-to-improve-you-see-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=582","title":{"rendered":"Amid struggles at the plate, Justin Crawford has found others ways to improve: \u2018You see a difference\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><audio><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>Justin Crawford may not have been in the Phillies starting lineup Friday against the White Sox, but it wasn\u2019t a day off.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=580\">Bears say they are moving forward with Northwest Indiana location for new stadium<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>Interim manager Don Mattingly held the 22-year-old center fielder out against White Sox lefty Anthony Kay to give switch-hitter Steward Berroa an opportunity to start his second game since he was called up on May 29. <\/p><div><\/div><div><div><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>But Crawford still did his typical pregame work, including drills with outfield coach Paco Figueroa and his regular hitting in the cages.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cI tell him there\u2019s no off day. The only off day he has, is the [team] off day it says on the calendar,\u201d Figueroa said. <\/p><div><\/div><p>Crawford doubled on Thursday against the Padres, but overall hasn\u2019t been seeing consistent results at the plate lately. Since May 1, he has been hitting .195, cooling off from the .267 average he posted across March and April. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>But even as Crawford has slumped at the plate, his defense hasn\u2019t suffered. In fact, it\u2019s seen marked improvement as he has stayed consistent in his work. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cI guess you can say more aggressive, but I think it\u2019s more understanding, no matter that it\u2019s the big leagues, you\u2019re playing like you\u2019re the best player on the field,\u201d Figueroa said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s how he\u2019s always felt his whole career, coming up. And again, to be able to do that and improve when he\u2019s still not hitting, it\u2019s a testament to him.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Figueroa talks with his players often about not letting at-bats affect their performance in the outfield. But it\u2019s far easier said than done. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cIt\u2019s just human nature,\u201d Figueroa said. \u201cIt\u2019s in your brain. And then what happens, now you\u2019re maybe a step slower, you\u2019re more conservative.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Crawford meets with Figueroa on a regular basis to go over his analytics. He posted a minus-3 outs above average in center field in March and April, which put him second-worst in the majors at his position, only ahead of Seattle\u2019s Julio Rodriguez. <\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cHe was rated in the bottom tier of defensive center fielders, and I told him, I showed him,\u201d Figueroa said. \u201cSome guys can be like \u2018Oh, poor me,\u2019 but he\u2019s not that.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>Instead, Crawford has started playing with more confidence and more aggression in the outfield. Rather than worry about making mistakes and playing tentatively, he commits. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=578\">A$AP Rocky\u2019s Xfinity Mobile tour stop was a Hollywood-style production. But don\u2019t call it his return.<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cI told him, if you want to play center field, like stop the timid. I don\u2019t care if you dive for a ball and miss it. You got to play. Show me what you got, you know?\u201d Figueroa said. \u201cAnd it goes with jumps, balls at the wall, balls that are shallow in. And you see a difference.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>That was exemplified on the the Phillies\u2019 West Coast road trip last week. Crawford made two catches while crashing into the center field wall, once against the Padres to help Cristopher S\u00e1nchez preserve his scoreless streak, and again against the Dodgers to help Andrew Painter out of an early jam. <\/p><div><\/div><p>In their latest metrics meeting, Crawford\u2019s numbers saw a marked improvement. He\u2019s increased his outs above average to zero in the month of May, elevating him from bottom tier to average. <\/p><div><\/div><p>And Mattingly remains confident that the hitting will come, as well. In addition to his double on Thursday, Crawford hit a 97.5 mph groundout that was solid contact but didn\u2019t find a hole on the infield. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cWhat I like about Craw is his face is the same, and his work is the same,\u201d Mattingly said. \u201cAs far as like not being down or searching and making a lot of changes, obviously you\u2019re trying to make adjustments to get better, but he\u2019s not panicking and doing all kinds of different stuff.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><p>He also stole a base, increasing his season total to eight. Despite his 97th percentile sprint speed, Crawford had been more tentative on the basepaths early in his rookie season. But just as he\u2019s grown more comfortable taking bigger chances in the outfield, he\u2019s also becoming more comfortable taking bigger leads on the basepaths. <\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cIt\u2019s fun to see that. It\u2019s good for the Phillies. 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