Phillies: Predicting Top 10 Prospects’ Call-up Dates

Mar 13, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Philadelphia Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford (77) sits in the dugout against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 13, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Philadelphia Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford (77) sits in the dugout against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 7, 2016; Bradenton, FL, USA;Philadelphia Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford (77) throws during the eighth ninth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at McKechnie Field. The Phillies won 1-0. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2016; Bradenton, FL, USA;Philadelphia Phillies shortstop J.P. Crawford (77) throws during the eighth ninth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at McKechnie Field. The Phillies won 1-0. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

J.P. Crawford: September 1st

When the major league rosters expand in September, the J.P. Crawford era will officially begin. The Phillies top prospect gets the chance to prove himself, with a slow start to be expected. In every level of competition, Crawford usually takes a couple of weeks to get adjusted before he feels comfortable.

Freddy Galvis’s days are numbered as a major league starter. Unless the Phillies want to try him at second to keep his glove on the field, his role as a bench player officially begins.

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