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By Michael DeRosa
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The Washington Nationals are going to be a very fascinating team to watch during this offseason.
The Nationals are in the middle of a rebuild, so they could end up having a very eventful offseason. This is especially the case when it comes to the trade market, as they have some potential trade chips that they could look to part ways with.
Now, according to a recent report, one of their rising stars has surprisingly entered the rumor mill as a trade candidate to watch.
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According to The Athletic's Spencer Nusbaum, former Nationals No. 2 pick Dylan Crews is generating plenty of trade interest around the league early on this offseason.
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"With a dearth of right-handed hitting outfielders available on the market, and the ink still drying on Jacob Young’s contract extension, one name on the Washington Nationals has emerged as a popular trade target at the general managers’ meetings: outfielder Dylan Crews," Nusbaum wrote.
"The Nationals have not taken the former No. 2 pick off the table in trade talks, as they have with James Wood, Cade Cavalli and now Young," Nusbaum added about Crews.
Hearing that Crews' name is floating around the trade market is undoubtedly notable. The 24-year-old outfielder is one of Washington's promising young players and a former top prospect. Thus, trading him would come with some real risk for the Nationals.
However, Crews has also had trouble breaking out for the Nationals early on his career. Thus, if the Nationals have concerns about his development, the possibility of them selling him while his trade value remains high should not be ruled out.
Crews has appeared in 225 games over three MLB seasons with the Nationals, where he has posted 26 home runs, 41 stolen bases, 79 RBI, and a .217 batting average. In 109 games this season with Washington, he had 13 home runs, 44 RBI, and a .223 batting average.
Nevertheless, it will be very interesting to see if the Nationals end up moving Crews this offseason as he generates trade interest. Yet, with the 5-foot-11 outfielder still being in the early stages of his career and having good potential, it would make sense if Washington gave him another chance next season instead of moving him.
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