We'll start off our draft profiles with the player most mentioned as a potential 1-1, Dylan Crews. Crews is not a new name in draft discussions as he was a likely Day 1 pick out of HS in 2020 but withdrew from that draft to play college ball at LSU. I remember there were analysts who liked him a lot out of HS with some even comparing him to Mike Trout! He has absolutely raked in college while playing in the toughest conference.
Dylan Crews OF. DOB: 2/26/2002. B-R, T-R. 6'1", 203 lbs.
2021(LSU)- .362/.453/.663, 18 HR, 12 SB, 39 BB, 44 K, 287 PA.
2022(LSU)- .349/.463/.691, 22 HR, 5 SB, 42 BB, 56 K, 307 PA.
Crews has 5 plus tools with the hit tool probably being #1. He has a muscular frame that is fully filled out so not a lot of projection there, but he already has the strength to hit for power in the major leagues. BTW, I would like to see a study looking at how strong a predictor of MLB success a "projectable frame" actually is. He may be borderline for covering CF but is fast enough to be a league average fielder there. His plus arm will also play in RF. On video, he eschews a leg kick for an approach similar to Wilmer Flores where he leans back on his right leg and while loading his hands and torso and uncoils while keeping his front elbow bent to produce a short, quick, powerful swing path. Best comp is Alex Bregman who took a similar path to the draft and quickly became a very solid MLB player though not a superstar. Like Bregman, there may be players in the draft with higher ceilings but none with a higher floor.
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