Tyson Lewis

20-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Cincinnati Reds A
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Lewis might swing a little too hard, as he has logged some elite exit velocities and some very concerning contact metrics. The 2024 second-round pick spent a significant amount of time in the Arizona Complex League as a 19-year-old, while most of his peers from the 2024 draft class had spent most, or all of the year in full-season ball. Lewis predictably raked against younger, less talented ACL pitchers (130 wRC+, .928 OPS), and while his slash line at Single-A was fine (.268/.347/.417), he struck out over a third of the time (35.4 K%). Lewis logged a 61 percent contact rate and a 22.9 percent swinging-strike rate as an age-appropriate hitter at Single-A. He offset the swing and miss with impact in the lower levels, leading all teenagers with 100-plus plate appearances in 90th percentile exit velocity, per Baseball America. Even so, it's pretty rare for a player with Lewis' contact woes against lower-level pitching to develop even a fringe-average hit tool. If he were a no-doubt shortstop like Carson Williams of the Rays, Lewis would get endless opportunities to succeed at the dish, but he'll probably move to third base. Read Past Outlooks
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