Dylan Crews DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Washington Nationals placed outfielder Dylan Crews (oblique) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with a left-oblique strain and recalled outfield prospect Robert Hassell III from Triple-A Rochester in a corresponding move. The Nationals were initially calling Crews' injury a back ailment when he was removed from Tuesday's game early against the Atlanta Braves. In addition to the injury, the 23-year-old former second overall pick in 2023 out of LSU has been a massive disappointment early in 2025 after being a popular preseason National League Rookie of the Year pick. Through 45 games this year, he's hit just .196 (31-for-158) with seven home runs, two doubles, a triple, 15 RBI, 11 steals and 24 runs scored. Crews should return to a regular role when he's healthy, but that might not be for around a month.

Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews was pulled from Tuesday's game after seemingly aggravating his back on a swing in the bottom of the fifth inning. His back has apparently been an ongoing issue since last week, and he's scheduled to undergo an MRI tomorrow, according to manager Davey Martinez. This isn't good news for the youngster, who has struggled in 2025 to the tune of a .196 batting average. He did homer earlier in the game before re-aggravating his back, and expect an update on the severity of the injury tomorrow.

Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the division-rival Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. This will be Crew's first game off in over a month, but it comes at a time when the second-year outfielder is really struggling at the dish. The 23-year-old former second overall pick in 2023 out of LSU has gone 6-for-52 (.115) with a homer, double, five RBI, five steals, five walks and 18 strikeouts in his last 15 games since April 29 to drop his season slash line to .189/.245/.318 in 148 at-bats. The good news is Crews does have 11 steals for his fantasy managers. Hopefully the mental day off will get him going moving forward. Alex Call is starting in right field for the Nats on Thursday and is hitting seventh against Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver. Call has hit a strong .296 (24-for-81) but is still searching for his first homer in 2025.