After almost 3 months on the IL with an oblique injury, Dylan Crews returned to the line-up of Nationals on 14 August against the Philadelphia Phillies, where he went 1-4, drew a basic stable and a walk. Everything that fans could have hoped for in his return, a walk was pretty high on the list, as in his 173 plate performances before his injury, crews did not show off much of the plate discipline and contact capacity that made him so strength at LSU ran only 6.4% of the time and run out 27.7% of the time. He had started warming up for the injury and hit at home in the last 2 games before, and fans hoped to see that he would keep it in his return.
How did crews look at the line -up in his return? It’s hard to say. On the other hand, his approach looks a lot improved, runs 11.8% of the time and dumps 17.6% of the time in its 51 plate appearances since the return, a much improved BB/K ratio than where he used to be. At that time he also hit 3 Doubles, better than the 2 that he hit in his first Stint in 2025.
Although the approach has improved for crews since the return, the results and the getting ball numbers do not have that. His slugging has fallen from .354 in the first stint to .295 in his second stint, and he still has to place a ball over the fence in his 13 games since returning. HIS Average exit velocity has dipped from 90.1 mph to 88.8 mph (a number that may stabilize with a larger at-bat sample size, potentialy), and he’s heating the ball on the ground way more than 2. Bab a gbe’s bone has been a gble’s bone has a gary’s bone has been has a gbew’s bone has been a gb/fb, has been has a gb/fb, has been a gb/fb, has been has a gb/fb, has been a gb/fb. Compared to his batted ball numbers all season, but that is you hits too many ground balls, a common occurrence for many hitters in the nationals line. He is also on a cold streak that seems at the moment at the start of the year, because he is 1-20 with a single and 2 walks in his last 5 games, including 0 hits in his last 18 bikes.
So is it time to panic about Dylan crews? Not yet, but it’s time to lower expectations on his ceiling as a batter. Via 89 games on the main class level now he has posted a 75 WRC+, a 0.34 BB/K ratio and a .278 OBP. The last time he really dominated at every level was as a 21-year-old in Low-A, and he was just on average at the Triple-A level, a 107 WRC+ posted there in 49 games in 2024 and a 92 WRC+ there in 13 Rehab games in 2025 in 2025. Patience will be made every opportunity to prove himself, but ceremonies will be made by the but ceremonies in it. 2026. Now. Even if he turns out to be just an above-average bat, not expected the all-star level or better fans when he was selected in 2nd place in 2023, he will still be a dynamic regular in the line-up thanks to his amazing defense and base.
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