Royce Lewis Reflects On an Incredible Season

Stay healthy Lewis , you have definitely shown us you can be a game changer  we desperately need ...

Go Lewis,  go Twins  ...

will this be his first off-season without rehabbing something since....

Lewis is special & we are blessed to have him. Going through constant adversity & still keeps positive, speaks volume of his character. Which is his strength.

I think Royce Lewis pretty much blew us away in 2023. His stats will probably be more "normalized" next year, but what a great player to watch and root for. Stay healthy man!

4 hours ago, davidborton said:

..."The way the Twins faithful lifted us up and, at times, helped us to win key plays was so special." 

One of many comments in which Royce points toward others rather than seeking self-aggrandizement and adulation.

The young man has lessons to teach us which have nothing to do with baseball. 

Lewis believes in the TEAM part of team sports, some thing not as strong as it once was.

Its hard to imagine the impact of a healthy RL will have in 2024. 150 games? 100 RBI? 30/30 club? It could be crazy fun to watch!!

I agree with what others have posted, that Lewis seems to get it about team sports. It's said that baseball is a team sport played by individuals because there is much less teamwork involved in the play of the game in baseball compared to football, basketball, hockey, or soccer. But it's still important to work to lift up and support your teammates as much as you can, not just on the field but in the form of praise and advice and maintaining a positive attitude and everything else.

I guess I'm more jaded when it comes to players saying how much fans contribute to a team's performance. It's true that in some outlying circumstances home fans can make a difference, for example in 1987, but in baseball playing at home is only a very small advantage. And IMHO most of that advantage is due to not having to deal with the rigors of travel: flying on planes, living in hotels (not sleeping in your own bed), eating in restaurants, using hired transportation to get around, and the like. We just witnessed the Rangers winning a World Championship with a 2-4 home record and an 11-0 road record. The largest and most important contribution fans make--largest and most important by far--is money. Players and everyone else in the game all understand that fans are the ultimate source of every dollar and it's in their best self-interest to keep the revenue stream flowing as well as possible. So I view the comments players make in praise of fans as mostly pandering with a modicum of gratitude.

The thing that can't be forgotten:  He is a .300 hitter, and he stayed there even after those granny's.

I believe Sano forgot that part after his HR derby with the Judge.....

Hopefully, Miranda, Larnach, Martin, Julien, Correa etc can remember that term: a .300 hitter.... 

1 hour ago, Nine of twelve said:

I agree with what others have posted, that Lewis seems to get it about team sports. It's said that baseball is a team sport played by individuals because there is much less teamwork involved in the play of the game in baseball compared to football, basketball, hockey, or soccer. But it's still important to work to lift up and support your teammates as much as you can, not just on the field but in the form of praise and advice and maintaining a positive attitude and everything else.

I guess I'm more jaded when it comes to players saying how much fans contribute to a team's performance. It's true that in some outlying circumstances home fans can make a difference, for example in 1987, but in baseball playing at home is only a very small advantage. And IMHO most of that advantage is due to not having to deal with the rigors of travel: flying on planes, living in hotels (not sleeping in your own bed), eating in restaurants, using hired transportation to get around, and the like. We just witnessed the Rangers winning a World Championship with a 2-4 home record and an 11-0 road record. The largest and most important contribution fans make--largest and most important by far--is money. Players and everyone else in the game all understand that fans are the ultimate source of every dollar and it's in their best self-interest to keep the revenue stream flowing as well as possible. So I view the comments players make in praise of fans as mostly pandering with a modicum of gratitude.

I hear what you're saying but I do think there is a certain energy that you feel playing in front of your home crowd, now the opponents can shut that energy down at times and you still have to create your own energy, but the home crowd does give a little extra energy at times.  I feel at least.

1 hour ago, PatG said:

He is a .300 hitter,

That is a fun thing to think about. In both the shortened 2022 season and in his truncated 2023 year Lewis did hit .300 at both minor and major league levels. Lewis did this despite hitting .236 at Hi-A and AA in 2019, his only year with more than 500 at bats. I sure hope Royce can maintain an average close to .300 over a full year in 2024.

28 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

That is a fun thing to think about. In both the shortened 2022 season and in his truncated 2023 year Lewis did hit .300 at both minor and major league levels. Lewis did this despite hitting .236 at Hi-A and AA in 2019, his only year with more than 500 at bats. I sure hope Royce can maintain an average close to .300 over a full year in 2024.

Too many people are still gaga over his GS home runs which cam because the other team walked a lot of people , often.

Assume he is going to be an above average player, all around, and relax.

Royce is a very talented player with a great attitude.  He may become my favorite player since Harmon.  And believe me that is saying alot.  It is rare that a player comes along with the charachter and abilities that reach levels so much higher than all else on the field, especially with all the hot-dogging Divas in the game today.  My Lewis jersey is on the way.

On 11/10/2023 at 1:20 PM, AceWrigley said:

I think Royce Lewis pretty much blew us away in 2023. His stats will probably be more "normalized" next year, but what a great player to watch and root for. Stay healthy man!

But which normal? Role player, perennial allstar, or league MVP? 

2 hours ago, Fatbat said:

But which normal? Role player, perennial allstar, or league MVP? 

 i meant stats closer to the mean, something less than 150 OPS+.

On 11/10/2023 at 8:54 AM, davidborton said:

..."The way the Twins faithful lifted us up and, at times, helped us to win key plays was so special." 

One of many comments in which Royce points toward others rather than seeking self-aggrandizement and adulation.

The young man has lessons to teach us which have nothing to do with baseball. 

Let's see how money affects him.

On 11/11/2023 at 7:16 AM, RpR said:

Too many people are still gaga over his GS home runs which cam because the other team walked a lot of people , often.

Assume he is going to be an above average player, all around, and relax.

Boring. Nope. Gonna hop on board of the Lewis Train and enjoy the ride for as long as it lasts.