Kutter Crawford's Injury Battle: Red Sox Playing It Safe

0:00It's April 22nd, welcome in. This is Boston Red Sox News today, where team coverage meets AI. Red Sox pitcher Cutter Crawford is battling back from a string of injuries that sidelined him all last season. He started this year on the injured list with a knee problem, then tweaked his wrist off the field, and now elbow irritation has hit during rehab. He got pulled after just one minor league outing, and skipped all of spring training thanks to the flu and slower recovery than planned. It's been a rough grind for the right hander who's been shut down again. Crawford says he's feeling okay overall, but the elbow flexor tendon is inflamed and needs time to regain strength. Imaging showed no major structural damage, just irritation from that rehab start. Last year he led Boston with 183 and two thirds innings over 33 starts and a 4.36 ERA. And healthy, he might slide into the bullpen or fill rotation gaps if more arms go down. Sounds like the socks are playing it safe, hoping Crawford builds back strong for whenever

1:02they need that workload horse in the mix.