Remember Kyle Lewis?

[Super]

The fact that you can't comprehend this is honestly astonishing.

is it? consider the source.

[clvclv]

His defense looks pretty decent. If he can be a decent CF, provide some pop, and hold his own with a hit tool he'll be a very nice piece for the Mariners. Whether he'll be a star with the bat is something the jury is still out on. It is, however, far easier to predict that he'll be a valuable CF.

Interesting way to look at this since the OP is touting his unbelievable ability to project the future. Say we took the players Seattle took...

Are you really better off moving Lewis to a corner (he certainly never would displace Pache), and getting Joe Rizzo in the 2nd round than coming away with Anderson, Wentz, and Muller???

Would guess it all boils down to whether you think Lewis winds up being a better player than Waters in the long run AND whether you could trade Waters for a pair of better pitching prospects than Anderson and Muller - you wouldn't keep all 3 of those OFs with Acuna on the roster.

I personally preferred Lewis at the time (in part because he was a small-school hero that ate my alma mater alive), but certainly don't see the need to crow about anything just yet - we've all seen what happened once Pitchers got the book on Riley, and given the inevitable move to the universal DH along with the potential opportunity to use Openers and/or piggyback the big-time arms we've stockpiled it's pretty hard to say I'd rather have Lewis by himself given the state of our system.

[jimsnores]

Coppy wasn't intelligent, and was nothing more than a 12 year old impressing his grandparents because he could program the DVR that mystified them.

I gotta admit, that's pretty funny. I don't know if it's really true but it does make some sense.

[Snowman]

I gotta admit, that's pretty funny. I don't know if it's really true but it does make some sense.

Its one of those things where someone managed to perfectly encapsulate my opinion in better terms than I ever could have found.

[SJ24]

I never said it was your entire argument. But you've put quite a bit of emphasis in this thread on his first 7 games this year, and that is dumb. You literally said:

"So you are contending 7 games is a meaningless sample size?"


YES! 7 games is completely meaningless. The fact that you can't comprehend this is honestly astonishing.

7 games is not meaningless.

[SJ24]

is it? consider the source.

Go whine to mommy about Bezos being rich and pray at the altar of Hungry Santa.

[Snowman]

Well, that took a strange turn.

[Enscheff]

A 7 game sample is completely meaningless in every way. It's like...25-30 PAs max?

https://library.fangraphs.com/princi...0more%20stable.

“Stabilization” Points for Offense Statistics:

60 PA: Strikeout rate
120 PA: Walk rate
240 PA: HBP rate
290 PA: Single rate
1610 PA: XBH rate
170 PA: HR rate
910 AB: AVG
460 PA: OBP
320 AB: SLG
160 AB: ISO
80 BIP: GB rate
80 BIP: FB rate
600 BIP: LD rate
50 FBs: HR per FB
820 BIP: BABIP

I suppose you could get a rough idea of raw power after 30 PAs based on max exit velocity, but that's pretty much all I can think of.

[Enscheff]

As a side note, that 820 BIP value for BABIP is a real bugger. By the time most players get that many balls in play, their underlying skill set will have likely changed due to age.

[Carp]

7 games is not meaningless.

Lol. Ok Chief. Keep believing that nonsense.

[50PoundHead]

Lewis ain't nuthin'. Rio Ruiz has 3 HRs. Lewis only has 2.

[bravesfanMatt]

Lewis ain't nuthin'. Rio Ruiz has 3 HRs. Lewis only has 2.

Really. I forgot about him.

[Snowman]

Okay, which one of you is "Jake Mailhot?"

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kyle-lewis-is-proving-it/

[SJ24]

Okay, which one of you is "Jake Mailhot?"

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kyle-lewis-is-proving-it/

;)

[NinersSBChamps]

Yeah Lewis' 733 BABIP is for real

Not sustainable. He should be closer to .850 when the season is done.

[Carp]

So you are contending 7 games is a meaningless sample size?

Hell, he's probably produced more WAR in 7 games than Anderson, Wentz, or Muller ever will.

This aged well.

[thewupk]

Perfect timing for a bump.

Through 7 games Lewis had 0.6 fWAR

Anderson is at 0.8 fWAR right now

SJ24 wrong yet again. Who knew.

[50PoundHead]

Not sustainable. He should be closer to .850 when the season is done.

.849 after yesterday's game. No question he's had a nice season. Highlight reel catch to rob someone of an HR last week. I don't yelp too much over "coulda beens" and don't here as well.

[bravesfanMatt]

Oof. Internet is forever. So are dummies.

[Super]

of course, Lewis is still having a fantastic season.
still rocking a high BABIP, but 13.8% BB-rate with a 28% k-rate is quite nice.