"When the Giants Come to Town..." is my blog intended to chronicle my thoughts on San Francisco Giants baseball. My special interest is in prospects and the farm system, but of course, will comment on all aspects of the San Francisco Giants. I will also comment on baseball in general, particularly from a fantasy baseball perspective. I hope you will find the site informative, and invite you to join in the discussion.
Monday, December 30, 2019
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.
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