Dylan Crews is returning from the 60-day injured list, which may result in the demotion of young outfielders like Daylen Lile or Robert Hassell III. The Nationals face challenges fitting their talented young outfielders onto the field, especially while Crews was injured, highlighting their depth but also showcasing struggles for players like Jacob Young and Hassell. They traded Alex Call to the Dodgers to better manage their roster, creating opportunities for their younger prospects going forward.
Good news, Dylan Crews is officially returning from the 60-day IL today. But it comes with bad news, as it will likely result in a demotion for a fellow young outfielder like Daylen Lile or Robert Hassell III.
Even during the period that Crews was on the injured list, it was often a struggle to get all the young outfielders on the field together. Although Young has struggled at the plate this year, he has frequently started in center field anyway - again, due to elite defense and being the first to arrive in the majors.
Hassell has generally been on the losing end, including extended time in Triple-A when it would've been justifiable to give him big league play time instead.
To their credit, the Nationals took an important step to shuffle the deck when they traded Alex Call to the Dodgers. Call had multiple years of club control left, and he could generally be relied on to have 'professional' at bats.
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