Laurila: Twins prospect Royce Lewis has a cacophonous swing and a sky-high ceiling
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on February 16, 2020:
The swing is noisy and needs refining, but Lewis has the physical ability for superstardom.
That line, written by Eric Longenhagen, led Royce Lewis’s writeup in our 2020 Top 100 Prospects rankings, which were published earlier this week. Both halves of the sentence are intriguing. While the first is potentially a red flag, the second is indicative of a blue-chip up-and-comer with a sky-high ceiling. Selected first overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2017 draft out of a San Juan Capistrano high school, Lewis holds down the No. 13 slot on Longenhagen’s list.
Alex Hassan isn’t all that concerned with the 20-year-old shortstop’s swing. According to the Minnesota farm director, the underlying characteristics are what really matter. Lewis possesses plus bat speed, a good bat path, and “when he makes contact, he does a lot of damage.”
While nothing is actually broken, Lewis isn’t exactly quiet in the box.
Read the full article here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-twins-prospect-royce-lewis-has-a-cacophonous-swing-and-a-sky-high-ceiling/
Originally published: February 18, 2020. Last Updated: February 18, 2020.