The Phillies announced this morning that top prospect shortstop J.P. Crawford has been promoted to the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
The move means that the club feels he is ready for the finishing stage of his minor league development, and puts him just a step away from the big leagues.
Crawford was hitting for a .265/.398/.390 slash line with three homers, 13 RBI, 23 runs scored, eight doubles, and five stolen bases over 166 plate appearances in 36 games with the AA Reading Fightin’ Phils this season.
“We see that he’s doing things the right way; he’s progressing the right way,” Reading manager Dusty Wathan said prior to the announcement per Philly.