5 Boston Red Sox who won't be on the roster by May 1

5 Boston Red Sox who won’t be on the roster by May 1

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 18: The jersey of Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox is shown as he walks to the dugout after the seventh inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins on April 18, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 8: Kutter Crawford #50 of the Boston Red Sox delivers during the 11th inning of the 2022 Major League Baseball Opening Day game against the New York Yankees on April 8, 2022 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Kutter Crawford /

4. Kutter Crawford

Crawford is the number 25 prospect in the Boston Red Sox system. In three games, he is 1-1 on the season in 2.1 innings. He has eight hits, one walk and he’s given up three earned runs. He has four strikeouts. He has a 30.2 percent CSW.

Unfortunately, his ERA is a whopping 15.75.

He relies on a cutter, a four-seam fastball, a curveball and a changeup. The cutter averages 88.8 mph with a 28.8-inch vertical drop and an active spin of 40 percent. The fastball averages 95.1 mph with a 10.9-inch vertical drop and an active spin of 100%. The curveball averages 79.3 mph with a 57.6-inch vertical drop. The change-up averages 85.4 mph with a 29.3-inch vertical drop.

Crawford is a top prospect in the Sox organization so, after a rough outing in the majors, the Sox will want to get him back in the minor leagues to work on getting innings and perfect his pitches while determining how they will want to use him going forward.

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