Follow the Prospects: Dylan Crews, OF

[Natsinpwc]

I’m guessing they’re leaving him there for the moment because they want him to avoid Wilmington?! I wonder if they’ll send him to directly to AA after his stint with the Freddies. Even if he does hit Wilmington, I bet his stay is super short.

One step at a time. There is only about a month in the season left at those levels. I have no problem keeping him in Wilmington till end of the year. Has been a long season for him mentally and physically. Then see how it goes in the Spring.

[DCsOwn]

One step at a time. There is only about a month in the season left at those levels. I have no problem keeping him in Wilmington till end of the year. Has been a long season for him mentally and physically. Then see how it goes in the Spring.

I don’t disagree with what you’re saying, I just think there might be some reticence from the org to put their superstar prospect into an environment known to depress offensive production to close a season.

We’ll see what they do. Either way, he doesn’t appear long for Low A, that much is clear.

[Slateman]

I wanna see him at Wilimington. I wanna see him get frustrated. Want to see how he reacts.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

eastern league also depresses offense. Can try the bump to AA in September. If it clicks, fine, start him there next year. If it doesn't, Wilmington.

[DCsOwn]

I wanna see him at Wilimington. I wanna see him get frustrated. Want to see how he reacts.

This is a fair point

[DCsOwn]

eastern league also depresses offense. Can try the bump to AA in September. If it clicks, fine, start him there next year. If it doesn't, Wilmington.

Probably what I would do if I were them. We’ll see what direction they plan on going in soon I suspect.

[DCsOwn]

https://x.com/talknats/status/1690828777020895232?s=46&t=Q_qc3R_qyMHAAFvlywNqzQ

A five hit game for Dylan 🔥

[Slateman]

eastern league also depresses offense. Can try the bump to AA in September. If it clicks, fine, start him there next year. If it doesn't, Wilmington.

AA ends Sept 18. Give Crews another homestand in F-Burg. If he's still raking, send him to Wilimington. Let him sit there for three weeks and see if he changes his approach. If not, give him the last week and change in Harrisburg. Not to for performance but to see what he does against the pitching.

Could also rest Wood that last week and send Wood to the AFL.

[welch]

AA ends Sept 18. Give Crews another homestand in F-Burg. If he's still raking, send him to Wilimington. Let him sit there for three weeks and see if he changes his approach. If not, give him the last week and change in Harrisburg. Not to for performance but to see what he does against the pitching.

Could also rest Wood that last week and send Wood to the AFL.

Crews: 5-for-5 with two homers and 6 RBIs. Send him to Wilmington now. He has mastered A. Then let him finish at Harrisburg.

[imref]

Crews: 5-for-5 with two homers and 6 RBIs. Send him to Wilmington now. He has mastered A. Then let him finish at Harrisburg.

that would mean moving Hassell, Young, or Wood up to Rochester.

[welch]

that would mean moving Hassell, Young, or Wood up to Rochester.

Young has had a respectable season. Let him rise to Rochester. Hassell and Wood need to work on AA pitching.

[SkinsNatFan21RIP]

What an incredible talent. I bet the Phillies can’t wait

[Natsinpwc]

Young has had a respectable season. Let him rise to Rochester. Hassell and Wood need to work on AA pitching.

They have DH also. You can rotate the OF between their positions there and DH. Also guys need a rest at this time of year as their are doubleheaders due to rain outs.

[Slateman]

Or you could rotate them all and give them a day off. Yea, they're young, but none of them will have played this much before. And, like I said, one (or two?) might be going to the AFL

[imref]

Carolina League Player of the Week!!

[imref]

 .381 BA, .422 OBP, .738 SLG, 1.160 OPS. So far

[welch]

.381 BA, .422 OBP, .738 SLG, 1.160 OPS. So far

So he's playing as if A ball is the same as the SEC. Time to move him to Wilmington...or Harrisburg.

[DCsOwn]

So he's playing as if A ball is the same as the SEC. Time to move him to Wilmington...or Harrisburg.

Whoever manages this twitter account seems to believe the thing about Wilmington that we've all discussed on here

https://twitter.com/NexGenNats/status/1691461133759299586?s=20

with this note included in a subsequent tweet:

"There's no baseball reason for Crews, Morales and Pinckney to be in Low A right now. Bryce Harper went straight from Low A to Double-A in 2011. Rendon only played nine games there. House barely played at Wilmington this year. Etc."

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Whoever manages this twitter account seems to believe the thing about Wilmington that we've all discussed on here

https://twitter.com/NexGenNats/status/1691461133759299586?s=20

with this note included in a subsequent tweet:

"There's no baseball reason for Crews, Morales and Pinckney to be in Low A right now. Bryce Harper went straight from Low A to Double-A in 2011. Rendon only played nine games there. House barely played at Wilmington this year. Etc."

As for the "skip Wilmington" approach, let's start a hash tag #FreeTJWhite.

[Natsinpwc]

So is he saying they should have all gone to Double A after a week. I hope they turn into Harper’s or Rendons. Have no problems with them spending the rest of the year in Wilmington. It’s only a month. The expect them to start in Harrisburg next year.

[imref]

the problem with moving these guys to Harrisburg is that they'd have to bump players like Lipscomb, Hassell, and Wood to Rochester, which they may not be ready to do.

One of the problems with a stacked farm system is that it's not as easy to move people up.

[Section214]

As for the "skip Wilmington" approach, let's start a hash tag #FreeTJWhite.

I see it talked about all the time, but why exactly is Wilmington such a bad place for hitters?

[aspenbubba]

I'm not certain that it is a necessary step forward for talented or players with advanced skill sets. My guess is that it is not that much more difficult than low A in comparison to F'burg is a greater step up than the Florida Complex League.

[DCsOwn]

I see it talked about all the time, but why exactly is Wilmington such a bad place for hitters?

I’ll let Keith Law (who lives in the area) describe the conditions (this was in his Brady House write up btw):

“This is just stupid power — he homered out to dead center in Wilmington, which nobody does because the park is more or less located at the bottom of the Christina River, and it left in a hurry.”

[DCsOwn]

So is he saying they should have all gone to Double A after a week. I hope they turn into Harper’s or Rendons. Have no problems with them spending the rest of the year in Wilmington. It’s only a month. The expect them to start in Harrisburg next year.

He’s more or less saying that the Nats have an affiliate problem sandwiched between Low A and AA. It’s not that all of those guys are prepared to thrive at AA right this second, it’s that they’re too advanced for Low A, but the High A affiliate has on numerous occasions cratered offensive production in a way that some organizations don’t want to subject their promising prospects to. It doesn’t mean that he (or any of us) think that they deserve Harper or Rendon treatment (outside of Crews perhaps), it’s just that they’re faced with a catch 22 that they’re trying to manage.