Landing arguably the best player in the class but not the one many expected, the Washington Nationals selected LSU outfielder Dylan Crews with the second pick of the MLB draft Sunday night in Seattle.
The belief over the past few months was that the LSU teammates were the top players in the draft class and the Pirates essentially would make the decision for the Nationals. So when Skenes went first, that left the Nationals with Crews. Rizzo said he was “tickled pink.” He added that he loved how Crews handled himself in high-pressure situations and said that factored into his decision-making. Crews said he and Skenes talked before the draft — but not about who would go first.
The Nationals added another college bat with the first pick of the second round. With the 40th selection, they grabbed Yohandy Morales, a third baseman from Miami. “One of the loudest bats I heard this year,” Kris Kline, the Nationals’ assistant general manager and vice president of scouting operations, said of Morales. “We were pretty happy with that one, getting him at 40.”Washington’s draft bonus pool is $14,502,400, and the slot value for the second pick is $8,998,500. For the 40th selection, the slot value is $2.14 million.Crews, the Nationals entered the all-star break with a 36-54 record following.
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