{"id":29567,"date":"2021-03-09T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/?p=29567"},"modified":"2021-03-09T06:36:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T11:36:49","slug":"the-future-of-royce-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/al-central\/twins\/the-future-of-royce-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Royce Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was some unfortunate news<\/a> recently regarding highly touted prospect Royce Lewis<\/a>, as it was reported that he tore his ACL. Per the report:<\/p>\n

Lewis will fly to the Twin Cities and will undergo reconstruction surgery on Friday with Dr. Christopher Camp, the club’s orthopedic surgeon. The Twins won’t have clarity as to Lewis’ recovery timeline until the procedure is complete, but Falvey said it typically takes players nine to 12 months to return to full play following this type of surgery.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He has since undergone that surgery and will now be recovering over the next year in an attempt to salvage the lavish career both he and the Twins’ organization have hoped for. Labeled as my number two prospect<\/a> within the Twins’ system, he’s someone who has shown a ton of promise. As I’ve written before, he came with the hopes of being a five category player, offering a mix of power and speed at the shortstop position. However, after a disastrous 2019 season where he changed his swing, worked on his mechanics and tinkered with his batting stance, it left many feeling some doubt as to what exactly the Twins had with their once promising young prospect. Some doubts were put aside with his 2019 Arizona Fall League performance as well as the tales of his dominance during the 2020 Summer Camp with other Twins players. Still, he’s been graded very highly by many<\/a>, and was touted as someone with potential for greatness:<\/p>\n

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