Scouting the 2020 Draft: Dylan Crews

Dylan Crews OF, HS.  B-R, T-R.  6'0", 175 lbs(Fangraphs- PG has him at 195 lbs.)

If you squint really hard, you can see a little bit of Mike Trout in Dylan Crews.  Before you scoff, remember Trout was taken at #21 in his draft.  Crews is of average size, but looks taller and bigger in video clips.  He's got a smooth, powerful swing and makes loud contact with a measured exit velocity of 100 MPH.  He's got fair speed with a 6.63 60 and a nice throwing arm measuring 92 MPH on OF throws.  He has come catching experience but all the scouting reports have him as a future OF.  His power projects to all fields, not just pull side.  The R-CF gap seems to be his favorite power zone.

Fangraphs has Crews ranked at #19.  MLB Pipeline has him all the way down at #44.  He's committed to LSU.  If he falls into the lower 3'rd of he first round or later, he would probably benefit from the college experience a la Alex Bregman, which might be a better comp for him than Mike Trout, which isn't taking him down much of a notch. Right now, I'd slot him at around #17 after Austin Hendrick.

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It's a lot of work to update the draft board with each scouting profile.  From here on, I will only update if the player slots into the top 15 picks.  Since the Giants have 5 picks in the top 100 this cycle, I will try to profile as many as I can up to 100 then post a final Draft Board in June.