If the Twins Keep Royce Lewis, Where Should He Play?

[djvang]

5 hours ago, MeleMouth said:

Not adjusting is an attitude problem. Carrying himself like "I'm Keith Hernandez" is an attitude problem. Some of the statements he makes show an attitude problem. 

None of this makes him a "bad person." He's not, as far as we know, abusive to other people or animals or a participant in a crime scheme. However, it demonstrates someone whose excessive self-regard is actually an impediment to success.

It wouldn't surprise me if it annoys some of his teammates. We have heard that Correa got after him for his attitude. I've never been on a professional sports team, but in every job I ever had there were people whose performance was mediocre but acted like they were special; co-workers usually didn't dislike them, but often either minimized their interactions with them or hoped that management would remove them from the workplace.

Bingo! Something about him just strikes me as phony. The numerous variations of face paint and the Mr. Twins Community image he tries to portray are examples. Like when Pete Rose would sprint to 1B after a walk or dive headfirst into a bag when the ball was nowhere near, to support his image as Charlie Hustle, Lewis seems very conscious of an image he wants to create. Phil Mickelson was very popular with fans but wasn't well liked by other players who saw his public image as phony. 

But, I could overlook all this if he would just perform on the field, which he doesn't.

[djvang]

30 minutes ago, MileHighTwinsFan said:

To me the bigger risk is that he goes to the Red Sox for nothing, figures it out and helps them win a title or two.

When has that ever happened? 😁

[soyouresayingtheresachance]

No. Just no. Lewis has no place on this roster once the season ends. Hes has more than enough time to prove himself. Hes below average across the board. 

Move on and dont look back. 

[sweetmusicviola16]

My preference would be that we move on from Lewis. My hunch however is that he will be back with the Twins in 2027. I hope he does well regardless of if he's here or not but he wouldn't be my choice for 1B. His decision making has been poor at best at the position. If a change of scenery turned his career around I'd welcome that regardless of how it turns out for the Twins.

[Maybe Next Year]

For a bunch of alleged baseball geniuses I find your hypocrisy amusing. Two months ago it was Royce Lewis is the great savior who would lead us into to the playoffs. Now he is the scapegoat. I guess he has to hit a grand slam every at bat even if there is nobody on base. According to Morneau, Lewis has played an excellent first base this year. Yes, he has slumped these past 4-5 weeks but he is still hitting .245 + since being called back up on June 6. Not far off from Lee, Clemens, Bell etc… who you all think are fantastic. Lewis has also been at the bottom of the lineup where pitchers can pitch around him. The pressure on him is to hit even though he isn’t getting much to hit. Take your stats and stick em. He is playing a decent first base and he is a much better hitter than you give him credit for. Go ahead and rip me - your over analysis of Lewis is laughable. 

[RpR]

I am far from a Lewis supporter but his defense numbers are actually best at 2nd base.

If he stays, he stays, not a handicap, but an average player who had the misfortune of starry eyed TD posters from a cluster of Grand Slams, the same thing that kept Gray up so long.

[wavedog]

I think Royce should play in Los Angeles - LA Angels specifically.  Back in his home area and they have openings at both 1B and 3B .   Do him a favor and trade him to LA we don't need much back in return.    We have Lee at 3B, Clemens at 2B and plenty of other options to play 1B or learn to play 1B .  

[RpR]

8 minutes ago, wavedog said:

I think Royce should play in Los Angeles - LA Angels specifically.  Back in his home area and they have openings at both 1B and 3B .   Do him a favor and trade him to LA we don't need much back in return.    We have Lee at 3B, Clemens at 2B and plenty of other options to play 1B or learn to play 1B .  

Resign France.

[Mike Sixel]

1 hour ago, Maybe Next Year said:

For a bunch of alleged baseball geniuses I find your hypocrisy amusing. Two months ago it was Royce Lewis is the great savior who would lead us into to the playoffs. Now he is the scapegoat. I guess he has to hit a grand slam every at bat even if there is nobody on base. According to Morneau, Lewis has played an excellent first base this year. Yes, he has slumped these past 4-5 weeks but he is still hitting .245 + since being called back up on June 6. Not far off from Lee, Clemens, Bell etc… who you all think are fantastic. Lewis has also been at the bottom of the lineup where pitchers can pitch around him. The pressure on him is to hit even though he isn’t getting much to hit. Take your stats and stick em. He is playing a decent first base and he is a much better hitter than you give him credit for. Go ahead and rip me - your over analysis of Lewis is laughable. 

It is almost like there are different people here, with different opinons. ALOT of us never though he was a savior, to be clear.....and he isn't "slumping"....this is who he is for multiple years now. 

Are we only looking at BA now? Because Lee>>>>>>>Lewis and it isn't close. 

Pitchers aren't pitching around him, he's missing pitches left and right. I can't even....