Kutter Crawford Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/1/1996 (28)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Florida Gulf Coast
Kutter Crawford Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Kutter Crawford News
Boston Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford will look to keep up the good work as he takes on the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. The 28-year-old earned a rotation spot out of spring training and has worked 10 1/2 innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on just five hits with 12 strikeouts against four walks in that time. He went six scoreless frames in his season debut in Seattle on March 30 before going 4/2 innings with one run allowed at the Angels in his last start but his three walks elevated his pitch count early. Crawford posted a solid 4.04 ERA alongside a strong 18.8% K-BB% across 31 appearances (23 starts) with the Sox in the 2023 campaign. His fantasy value is certainly on the rise, especially if he can maintain big strikeout numbers as he did consistently in the minors.
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Kutter Crawford continued his strong spring with another good outing against the Tampa Bay Rays in Grapefruit action on Tuesday. The right-hander went 5 2/3 innings and allowed four hits, two runs, no walks and recorded six strikeouts. The 27-year-old has seen his value rise as Opening Day approaches with his shiny 1.98 ERA and 13 K's to go along with no walks in four starts. Crawford was good down the stretch for the BoSox in 2023 and that has carried over to this spring. Crawford has an ADP of 245, but that should continue to rise after another strong performance. In deeper leagues, Crawford is worth taking ahead of his ADP as he has strong potential to outplay that value.
Boston Red Sox starting pitching Kutter Crawford put together another impressive outing in a Grapefruit League matchup versus the Toronto Blue Jays. Crawford went three scoreless innings and allowed two hits with no walks and four strikeouts. In 31 games (23 starts) this past season, Crawford showed serious upside and pitched to 4.04 ERA with 135 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings. The 27-year-old impressed down the stretch and manager Alex Cora alluded to him likely earning an Opening Day spot in the rotation. Crawford will be battling Josh Winckowski, Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck for one of the two open spots, but it looks like it's his job to lose and with two strong showings thus far. With a splitter now in his arsenal, a strong finish to 2023 and two dominant performances in spring thus far, Crawford is an intriguing pick later in drafts for this upcoming season.
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Wilyer Abreu |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Triston Casas |
5 | Connor Wong |
6 | Masataka Yoshida |
7 | Bobby Dalbec |
8 | Enmanuel Valdez |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Kutter Crawford Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Wilyer Abreu |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Triston Casas |
5 | Connor Wong |
6 | Masataka Yoshida |
7 | Bobby Dalbec |
8 | Enmanuel Valdez |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Kutter Crawford was a pleasant surprise in 2023, with a decent 4.04 ERA, 3.83 FIP, 1.11 WHIP, 25.5% strikeout rate, and 6.8% walk rate in 129 1/3 innings. His reliability as a back-end starter was a boon during a tumultuous 2023 for the Boston Red Sox, but advanced metrics, such as a 104 Pitching+ grade, 3.25 xERA, and .208 xBA, indicate Crawford could break out further in 2024. Defensive reinforcements in one of the league's worst defensive outfields (-20 DRS in 2023) combined with a lack of depth in Boston's starting rotation give the Florida Gulf Coast University product a good shot at sticking as a starting pitcher. The reliever-turned-starter's endurance is still a question mark (13.50 ERA in his third time through the batting order as a starting pitcher through 10 innings), but he has shown he can hold onto a rotation spot and produce consistently. Considering the upside and his lack of a track record, a 275.9 ADP is a reasonable spot to draft the 27-year-old.