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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Remembering Carl Crawford’s Tenure With Dodgers: Good With The Bad
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Remembering Carl Crawford’s Tenure With Dodgers: Good With The Bad

Jeff Spiegel
June 9, 2016
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If it’s possible to feel bad for a player and want him gone, then that’s exactly how I feel about now, almost, for former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford.

Finally, after a season-and-a-half of excruciating speculation, Crawford has lost his battle against the Dodgers’ glut of outfield depth. The club designated him for assignment on Sunday, and the 34 year old is a virtual lock to go unclaimed on waivers.

It’s also unlikely the Dodgers will be able to trade Crawford even if they foot the bill for most of his remaining salary. So, how will he be remembered?

For starters, he’ll be remembered as a major piece in one of the franchise’s biggest trades of all time. In August 2012, the Dodgers struck a deal with the Boston Red Sox that netted them Adrian Gonzalez, Crawford, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto in exchange for a pair of pitching prospects that haven’t panned out.

It was a move that was an injection of life into a franchise desperate for hope. Of course, the price of that hope was over $250 million in salary — much of which was owed to Crawford (he will have made over $100 million in the five years with Los Angeles).

While many will remember Crawford as the under-performing player with a bloated contract, it must be pointed out that he slashed an impressive .307/.356/.495 with 19 home runs and 47 stolen bases heading into free agency.

Of course, that was in 2010 — a full seven seasons before he’ll stop making $20-plus million a year. But even in Los Angeles, it wasn’t all bad with Crawford.

CONTINUE READING: Crawford’s time with Dodgers included some positives

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ByJeff Spiegel
Jeff Spiegel was raised in California but currently resides in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from the University of Oregon, he worked in sports before entering journalism full time — first as a Sports Reporter and then as the Associate Editor of a local newspaper. Online, he has been writing about both the Dodgers and Raiders since 2012 — having written for DodgersNation.com and SBNation.com prior to joining both DodgerBlue.com and RaidersNation.com. He left full-time journalism in 2012 to become a pastor. Jeff can be found on Twitter at @JeffSpiegel. Favorite Dodger I'm going past and present (sort of) on this one. Recently, I was a die hard Yasiel Puig guy. The energy he played with was amazing and the hope and expectation he brought every single night was captivating. Whether it was a rifle from the warning track to throw a guy out at second, an aggressive bat flip or licking his bat, I was here for ALL of the Yasiel Puig era. Past tense, I'd go with Eric Gagné. This wasn't so much about Gagné himself as it was the experience of cheering for him. Yes, he was on steroids — but the dude was unlike any pitcher I've ever seen — he was NASTY. I still stand by the claim that if I needed one out and my life depended on it, and could choose any pitcher from any era to get me that out, I'm taking roided up Gagné in a heartbeat. Favorite Dodger Moment A few jump to mind immediately. Being born in November of 1988, I missed the last World Series by weeks — which also meant I didn't get to see the Dodgers win a playoff game until I was nearly 16. They had made the playoffs in 1995 and 1996, but were swept both times. In 2004, though, I got to see them win behind a complete game shutout from Jose Lima, and that was pretty freaking special. The next in-person moment that came to mind was the Manny Ramirez bobblehead night pinch-hit grand slam from 2009. Vin Scully claimed it was the loudest he had heard Dodger Stadium in 20 years, and it's hard to disagree. As far as ones I didn't get to see live, I'll throw one more out there: the back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs that tied a game against the Padres in 2006 (plus the walk-off from Nomar Garciaparra in extra innings) was an all-timer. Obviously, the impending Dodgers World Series will quickly jump to the top of this list...
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