The Dylan Crews hype practice has formally left the station. The No. 2 total choose within the 2023 Draft made his professional debut within the Florida Complicated League on Thursday, going an ideal 3-for-3, together with a double off the right-field wall in his first at-bat. Crews additionally scored three runs in his first sport for the FCL Nationals.
“I used to be seeing it fairly good. I didn’t swing at any balls, which is one thing I take a whole lot of pleasure in and work actually exhausting at. I used to be commanding it fairly good and seeing it fairly nicely. I’d say it was a optimistic immediately for positive,” Crews stated.
There was zero rust for the LSU product, who was nicely accountable for the plate. As for the adjustment from school to the professionals, it would not appear to be an element for this younger slugger.
“The sport doesn’t change on the finish of the day, it’s nonetheless the identical sport. I’m going to go on the market and compete on daily basis. [Today] was an excellent day,” Crews stated.
Going into the Draft, Crews, who was No. 2 on MLB Pipeline’s High 250 Draft Prospects checklist, was seen as a real five-tool prospect. On a 20-80 scale, MLB Pipeline graded the outfielder with a 70-grade hit device, 60-grade energy and pace and 55-grades for his arm and protection. Whereas just one sport into his skilled profession, Crews actually lived as much as the hype Thursday.
The 21-year-old has had fairly the summer time. In June, LSU and Crews grew to become School World Collection champions, with the outfielder being awarded the World Collection MVP. Slightly below two weeks later, the Florida native was chosen second total by Washington.
“It’s all taking place so quick for positive. It’s exhausting to type of soak the whole lot in. It’s simply day-to-day for me, on daily basis is a model new day. [I’m] simply making an attempt to compete my butt off each single day and that’s it actually,” Crews stated.
Crews slashed a exceptional .380/.498/.689 throughout his three seasons at LSU. Maybe extra astonishing is the .426 batting common that he put up this previous season. To pair along with his ridiculous numbers, he was awarded the 2023 Golden Spikes Award, given yearly to one of the best novice participant within the nation.
“I’m in an excellent group, and so they’re serving to me out tremendously to get to the place I must get to. They’re getting me 110% able to play these video games, and I couldn’t be happier with the place I’m,” Crews stated.