The Washington Nationals are bringing Dylan Crews to the majors on Monday for his debut against the New York Yankees.
Crews, who is 22 years old, was picked second in the 2023 amateur draft. Even though he was seen as the top player of his class back then, Paul Skenes has now surpassed him. In his first 134 minor-league games, Crews hit .277/.352/.459 with 18 home runs and 29 stolen bases out of 40 attempts.
CBS Sports ranked Crews as the No. 5 prospect in the minors entering this spring.
Prospect Analysis:
Here’s what CBS Sports had to say about him: “One question we contemplate each winter is how to weigh a player’s introduction to pro ball. Crews was considered to be the best player in the class by the talent evaluators who spoke to CBS Sports last draft cycle. As such, is it reasonable to move him below Langford after just a few months? We decided yes for two main reasons: 1) Langford’s dominance at every step; and 2) Crews’ underperforming contact rates. Despite batting .405/.545/.685 with more walks than strikeouts against SEC competition, he experienced turbulence in 20 games at Double-A, posting a .595 OPS and connecting on just 70% of his swings. There’s no sense overreacting to a small sample when there’s years upon years of data demonstrating Crews’ competency, but we do think it’s important to incorporate every new piece of information. Based on that, we decided to roll with Langford ahead of Crews at this point in time.”
Crews will join other young talents like James Wood , CJ Abrams, Luis GarcÃa Jr., and Jacob Young on the Nationals roster.
Fans might feel excited about seeing all these young players together.
Though he’s had some struggles in Double-A with a .595 OPS and only connecting on 70% of his swings, there’s still hope for improvement given his past performance.
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