It's way too early in the season to give out awards, or speculate about things that are going to happen at the end of the long and grueling baseball season. However, an early candidate for the Comeback Player of the Year honor has to be Dodger's outfielder Carl Crawford. I was a pretty big Crawford fan back in Rays days and picked up quite a few of his cards. He also played for the Durham Bulls in the early 2000s. Crawford was a nice player during his time Tampa offering a little bit of pop, a little bit of speed, and he even flashed some leather every once in awhile too. However, I was shocked when the Boston Red Sox signed him to a 7 year/142 million dollar contract. Nice player, but not sure he is $20 million a year great. Anyway, Carl Crawford did not live up to the hype in Boston and was dumped on the Dodgers doorstep last season. Along the way, the price of Carl Crawford cards fell off a cliff. I am not complaining.
2011 Topps Finest Carl Crawford Finest Moments Jersey/Autograph
Ninety-Nine percent of the Carl Crawford cards that I own are Rays cards. Some are actually Devil Rays cards, but that's okay too. I was really trying to avoid any Crawford cards as a Red Sox, but for less than $5 this card is a great value. Especially given that Crawford has started off the year well for the Dodgers. Currently he has a line of .392/.446/.569. I fully expect him to cool off and probably hit a few more gloves over the course of the year, but a hot start and a clean slate in Los Angeles might be just the thing to get Carl Crawford back to his numbers pre-Boston.
Nice card. I should have grabbed one of his autographs last year when he hit rock bottom. It's nice to see him start the season strong... even if he is a Dodger now ;-)
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