One of Baseball's Top Prospects is Heating Up in the Minor Leagues, Could Be in Majors This Year

Dylan Crews, the No. 2 overall draft pick in the Major League Draft in 2023, is raking at Double-A for the Washington Nationals and could find himself in the big leagues soon enough.

Washington Nationals' prospect (and former No. 2 overall draft pick) Dylan Crews is currently raking at Double-A and could find himself in the big leagues before 2024 is all said and done.

The following on the former LSU star comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal:

Crews went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a second run scored and a stolen base for Double-A Harrisburg on Sunday.

ANALYSIS
Crews' eighth-inning blast left the yard so quickly, it initially looked like a double when it hit above the fence in left field and bounced back onto the grass. The second overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft is beginning to find a groove at Double-A, going 8-for-20 (.400) over the last five games with a double, two homers, eight RBI and a 1:3 BB:K. James Wood is scorching hot at Triple-A right now, and if he forces his way onto the big-league roster, Crews could get an early promotion of his own to take Wood's place on the Rochester roster.

Crews is currently the No. 7 prospect in baseball but will move up once Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford lose their eligibility. He is projected by MLB.com to make his debut this season.

The following comes from a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

Crews thrust himself into the conversation as the top talent in the 2023 Draft on the strength of his improved plate discipline in college, rarely going outside the zone while teeing off on the pitches he could drive (particularly fastballs). He struggled a little more with offspeed stuff on the pro side, but his ability to adjust during his time as LSU speaks well to his chances of improvement in his first full season and beyond. Batting from a well-coiled right-handed stance, Crews packs at least plus power in his 6-foot frame. 

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