SEATTLE — Dylan Crews, the center fielder out of LSU, had “one of the greatest offensive seasons in college baseball history.” He entered draft season “right there with Adley Rutschman for best collegiate position prospect in recent memory.” He was ranked as the top talent in the 2023 MLB Draft by Baseball Prospectus, Baseball America, FanGraphs and The Athletic.
But by Sunday morning, it was widely expected the Pittsburgh Pirates would look elsewhere with the pick — a notion they confirmed by making Crews' teammate, dominant pitcher Paul Skenes, the No.