“There’s never a blueprint for when a player gets to the big leagues,” General Manager Mike Rizzo explained, after Washington’s Nationals selected the consensus top hitter in the 2023 Draft No. 2 overall on Sunday night.
“They make sure that we know that they’re big league-ready.”
The hitter in question, Dylan Crews, 21, out of LSU, was the “top-rated prospect in the 2023 Draft,” on MLB Pipeline’s list of eligible players for this year’s draft, and their scouting report on the player noted Crews, “… is a plus-plus hitter with plus power, and some evaluators are even more bullish on his bat.