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Phillies prospect J.P. Crawford reverts swing to 2015 form

It’s hard for Phillies fans not to be worried about the team’s No. 1 prospect J.P. Crawford. After posting a .244/.328/.318 slash line in 87 Triple-A games last year, he is off to a .153/.280/.188 start this season. Through 101 plate appearances, Crawford has just 13 hits.

Crawford has been looking for a solution to his woes. On a recent bus ride to Columbus from Lehigh Valley, Crawford spent the seven-hour ride watching videos of his at-bats from 2015 when he was in High-A Clearwater and Double-A Reading. That season, he finished with a .