  Is Crawford overrated  Carl Crawford's average home run
production is just 11.5 per season. Philadelphia, PA (Sports
Network) - Tampa Bay outfielder Carl Crawford has been in the
news lately, mostly about contract talks and a likely foray into
the free agent market next season. It got me to thinking about
what he's done as a fantasy outfielder and how he is viewed by
fantasy owners.  I've come to the conclusion, that most of the
time, he's picked too early on Draft Day which could explain why
I rarely have him on my team.  When Crawford first exploded on
the scene, he was thought to be a future fantasy superstar
because of his speed and anticipated power numbers. Many
"experts" thought he would add 20-30 homers to a high stolen
base total to make him one of those rare speed/power guys (see
my story from February 20th).  Unfortunately, despite averaging
a very nice 50.7 stolen bases-per year in seven full seasons,
Crawford has never achieved the level of power predicted. In
fact, his career high is 18 homers