Nationals' Dylan Crews: On track for 2024 debut

Crews seems likely to make his big-league debut before the end of the season, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Moved up to Triple-A Rochester on June 17, Crews hasn't exactly dominated the highest level of the minors yet, slashing .253/.306/.407 through 20 games with three homers, five steals and a 19.4 percent strikeout rate that's actually an improvement on his 23.8 percent mark at Double-A Harrisburg. The second overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft has flashed his upside though, and the Nationals are likely to want him to get his feet wet in the majors in September ahead of a probable starting job in 2025. Should Lane Thomas be shipped out at the trade deadline, it could open up a spot in the big-league outfield for Crews by early August, but the team may also want to keep his rookie status intact for next year in the hopes he earns the Nationals a bonus draft pick.