"I'll get spot starts and be ready to pinch-hit for the pitcher a lot. That's pretty much it -- just be ready to come off the bench.
Crawford, 34, has battled injuries since being acquired by the Dodgers in a blockbuster with Boston on Aug. 25, 2012, two days after he underwent Tommy John left elbow surgery.
He endured a month-long stint on the disabled list due to a left hamstring strain in 2013, missed another month with a bad ankle sprain in 2014 and was sidelined for nearly two months last season with a painful right oblique strain.