With the debut of 2023 1st Round pick (No. 2 overall) Dylan Crews this week, another piece of the core of the next competitive Nationals’ roster is in the majors, playing and learning alongside several other highly-regarded, young prospects Washington has assembled since kicking off their organizational reboot at the trade deadline in 2021.
Washington Post writer Spencer Nusbaum noted before Wednesday’s game, the average age for the Nats’ lineup in the series finale with the New York Yankees, was 24.3 years old.
“That’s who we are right now – we’re a team that’s young and trying to establish the core for our next championship run,” GM and President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo said in an interview with the Sports Junkies this week.