The Lehigh Valley IronPigs wrapped up their 2017 regular season on Monday with a 4-3 win, clinching the team a spot in the Triple-A playoffs. Some thought the Pigs making the playoffs would keep Crawford, who was still waiting that shot in the Show, in the minors for just a bit longer, but it does not appear so:

Crawford isn’t shedding any tears about leaving the team and missing the postseason:

Crawford struggled early in the season, but turned it on in the latter half of the year and had a big hand in getting the team to the postseason on Monday with this homer early in the game:

He has been playing a bit at third base in the last few weeks, so we’ll see if he gets a shot there with the Phillies. He cannot do any worse than the current starter there, can he?