Washington Nationals news & notes: Dylan Crews - Small Sample Size assessment...

Dylan Crews, the No. 2 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, made his debut on August 28th, so any discussion of his numbers requires acknowledging the small sample size we are dealing with, but…

In the leadoff spot in the lineup, while CJ Abrams was either struggling, out of the lineup, or in West Palm Beach, after a real abrupt end to his season, Crews put up a .145/.213/.261 line in 75 plate appearances.

Batting second (25 PAs), Crew finished at .174/.240/.174.

Batting 7th?: .333/.375/.619 in 24 PAs.

“I think it’s a little less pressure for him,” Davey Martinez told reporters before the next-to-last game of the season (in which Crews hit 6th). “He’s a guy that he studies pitchers, so I think just him…