The midseason rankings of the Nationals' Top 30 prospects continue to reflect the rebuilding and growth of the organization. Between the Draft and Trade Deadline, the Nationals added nine prospects to their Top 30 list.
Dylan Crews is highlighted at No. 1 in the system after fellow outfielder James Wood graduated from prospect status on Sunday. He is joined by third baseman Brady House and right-hander Travis Sykora on the MLB Top 100 list.
Since the preseason rankings, DJ Herz, Trey Lipscomb, Jacob Young, Nasim Nu?ez, Drew Millas and Mitchell Parker also graduated from prospect status as regular contributors on the Major League level.
Here¡¯s a look at the Nationals top prospects:
- Dylan Crews, OF (MLB No. 3)
- Brady House, 3B (MLB No. 69)
- Travis Sykora, RHP (MLB No. 100)
- Jarlin Susana, RHP
- Seaver King, 3B
Biggest jump/fall
Here are the players whose ranks changed the most from the preseason list:
Jump: Travis Sykora, RHP (Preseason: 11 | Midseason: 3)
Sykora earned back-to-back Carolina League's Pitcher of the Week honors at the time of the new rankings. The towering, 6-foot-6, 20-year-old from Round Rock High School is 3-3 with a 2.42 ERA through 15 starts in his first full pro season in Single-A. Sykora boasts a 13.6 strikeouts per nine innings rate compared to 0.3 home runs per nine innings. He pitched six innings of a combined no-hitter for the FredNats.
Fall: Elijah Green, OF (Preseason: 7 | Midseason: 21)
Green, the fifth overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, dropped 14 spots in the midseason rankings. Green is playing his second consecutive season with High-A Fredericksburg. Through his first 87 games, Green is slashing .197/.296/.337 with a .663 OPS, 11 home runs and 169 strikeouts. Selected out of IMG Academy, Green does not turn 21 years old until December.
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New to the list
Here are the players added to the Top 30 from outside the organization:
No. 5, Seaver King, 3B (Pick No. 10, 2024 MLB Draft)
No. 6, Alex Clemmey, LHP (Trade with Cleveland)
No. 7, Luke Dickerson, OF (Pick No. 44, 2024 MLB Draft)
No. 10, Caleb Lomavita, C (Pick No. 39, 2024 Draft)
No. 11, Cayden Wallace, 3B (Trade with Kansas City)
No. 14, Kevin Bazzell, OF (Pick No. 79, 2024 MLB Draft)
No. 19, Tyler Stuart, RHP (Trade with Mets)
No. 20, Rafael Ramirez Jr., SS (Trade with Cleveland)
No. 24, Jackson Kent, LHP (Pick No. 108, 2024 MLB Draft)
Best tools
Players are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale for future tools -- 20-30 is well below average, 40 is below average, 50 is average, 60 is above average and 70-80 is well above average. Players in parentheses have the same grade.
Hit: 65 -- Dylan Crews
Power: 60 -- Crews (Brady House, Elijah Green)
Run: 70 -- Green (Cristhian Vaquero)
Arm: 65 -- Cayden Wallace
Defense: 60 -- Green
Fastball: 70 -- Jarlin Susana (Travis Sykora, Alex Clemmey, Cade Cavalli, Zach Brzykcy)
Curveball: 60 -- Cavalli (Clemmey)
Slider: 60 -- Susana (Andry Lara)
Changeup: 70 -- Marquis Grissom Jr.
Control: 55 -- Brad Lord (Jake Bennett)