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Phils place Blanco on DL, recall Featherston
- Updated: July 25, 2016
MIAMI — J.P. Crawford’s time has not come yet.
The Phillies placed utility infielder Andres Blanco on the 15-day disabled list on Monday because of a broken left index finger. He is scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday and is expected to miss at least a month. The team recalled Triple-A Lehigh Valley infielder Taylor Featherston to take Blanco’s spot on the 25-man roster.
It makes sense that the Phillies replaced a utility infielder with a utility infielder, but the Phillies also could have promoted Crawford, who MLBPipeline.com ranks as the third-best prospect in baseball. Crawford could be the Phillies’ Opening Day shortstop in 2017, so he would be expected to play every day, which would move Freddy Galvis or Cesar Hernandez into a utility role. But it appears Crawford’s name never came up in conversations.
“None,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said about whether Crawford got …
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