There’s going to be a lot of hype surrounding Justin Crawford this season with the Philadelphia Phillies.

He’s a top-100 prospect who has been handed the Opening Day gig to start in centerfield. That’s a big deal.

The Phillies, though, don’t actually need Crawford to live up to the outsized hype that will surround him.

Instead, they’ll just need him to do the simple things well.

“He doesn’t need to be a savior for the Phillies,” MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki wrote in a new article on Wednesday. “Not even close. He just needs to hit enough in the nine hole and catch the baseball. If he exceeds those modest expectations, the Phillies will be thrilled.”

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Crawford is also the son of Carl Crawford, the long-time Tampa Bay star, so there’s added name pressure, too.

The Phillies didn’t have to keep Crawford up for Opening Day, though. Clearly, they feel he’s ready.

He has given them flashes that make him seem particularly promising, too.

“Justin Crawford has looked big league ready this spring,” Zolecki writes. “He tripled just the other day against Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. It was his fourth extra-base hit of the spring. Crawford has also made some nice plays in center field.”

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Crawford isn’t likely to hit for a ton of power in the early going, but he’s got enough hitting talent to contribute while also settling into his role in center.

There might be growing pains, but the Phillies just need Crawford to settle in and be himself and things will work out just fine.

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