MLB.com continued their series of top ten prospects by position lists Wednesday, releasing their top ten shortstop prospect rankings. Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford made his way back onto the list at No. 7 after completely falling off at midseason.
Crawford’s 65 defense rating was the best among the shortstops in the group. He was named to the MLB Pipeline All-Defense team last week. His arm was also considered among the best in the group.
2017 was a year that could really be split in two halves for Crawford. Through June 10, he was hitting an abysmal .