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He's just not...
He has F-Mart style bomb potential with the upside of... Reid Brignac? Grant Green?  Like... second tier production or first tier failure.  I just don't like his swing, and while you can build up a kid they can also tear themselves down like Francisco did.  I get the Jo Mier vibe off of Crawford, and being a Cali kid he's already had the best coaching money can buy.  It's not like he's from Maine or something.  I don't like his ability to suddenly get it together. 
He's a toolsy guy with bloodlines.  There are worse things, but I think he's a long way off.  Crawford can hit high fastballs, but low breaking pitches or low pitches in general are gonna mess him up.  That sway you're talking about.
He might very well work out into a decent SS with good OBP skills and a little pop.  But if he goes to college is he gonna get drafted higher in his junior year than he would be this year?  If not, then why are you investing in a prospect who will be a worse prospect 3 years from now than he is now?
If we take Crawford, then I'll assume it's a signability pick because we didn't like anyone who got to us and wanted to roll extra money to later picks.  If Peterson, Renfroe AND Frazier all got to us and we STILL take Crawford then yes, I'll be annoyed.
Very annoyed. ;-)
~G