Phillies top prospect Crawford dealing with injury

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PHILADELPHIA — Phillies top prospect J.P. Crawford remains sidelined with an injured oblique, but it probably will not affect his chances of being promoted to the big leagues before the end of the season.

Crawford, 21, has not played since Aug. 9 after tweaking the oblique while making an acrobatic play in the field for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He is hitting .258 with nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 25 RBIs and a .681 OPS in 306 plate appearances with the IronPigs.

“J.P. is day to day,” Phillies general manager Matt Klentak said on Wednesday. “I expect he’ll be back in the lineup in Lehigh sometime in the next couple of days. He’s been playing catch. He’s been hitting off a tee. He’s …

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