One of the first things that many fans do when a new, exciting player emerges on the scene is attempt to map that player onto a different player to provide a frame of reference. While “So-and-so reminds me of...” is an expedient way to Cliffs-Notes through an entire minor league career and deliver one tasty pellet of knowledge, it also at best gives short shrift to a player’s own individual quirks, and at worst can make for some lazy or disingenuous comparisons. (See: comparing Kyle Lewis to Adam Jones.) Here, we’ll attempt to break down the evolution of Kyle Lewis’s swing and maybe look for parallels to elements of other players’ swings, but it’s important to remember that the only person Kyle Lewis truly resembles is Kyle Lewis.
Breaking down Kyle Lewis’s swing
