I have never understood all this Crawford hate. Yes, the Sox may have payed too much for the guy. Yes, he had, for the most part, a dismal 2011. Yes, the press made a mountain out of a mole hill with the BV phone call "story".
Big f***ing deal! Get the f*** over it. This guy is a premier talent. The wrist injury will slow him down at the beginning of 2012 but there is no reason to believe that he has "lost a step" or has forgotten how to play the game of baseball.
I expect him to put up career average numbers this year and that the Crow population in Red Sox Nation will see a sudden and dramatic decline.