Craig's time at Triple-A Pawtucket has been humbling. But the cautious optimism hidden in his words show that, perhaps sooner than later, he could be hitting that way once again.
"I think I've done all right," said Craig. "I've done pretty good. I've had good at-bats, hit the ball hard. I think I've walked a lot. I've been really patient. I think I've been going with what they've been giving me. I felt like over the last month or so, I've put some things together. Just hitting the ball hard. I feel good."
Spending his summer months at McCoy wasn't what Craig or the Red Sox envisioned when they acquired him from the Cards last season, believing that the struggles of 2014 were an outlier.