Entering 2025, the Philadelphia Phillies had high hopes for top prospects Andrew Painter, Aidan Miller, Justin Crawford and Eduardo Tait. 3 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, has had an incredible season at Triple-A, but the organization is hesitant to bring him up to the big leagues. Justin Crawford understands Phillies’ approach but ready to go when neededCrawford wasn’t a perfect prospect coming out of high school, but he’s always had a knack for getting base hits. Since the Phillies drafted him 17th overall in 2022, Crawford owns a career .322 batting average across five levels of the minor leagues. Despite tearing it up at the plate with the IronPigs, the Phillies continue to keep Crawford stashed in the minors.