Official Site of the Mariners · Jun 10, 2016
Seattle drafts Mercer OF Lewis in first round
Kyle Lewis has leverage and bat speed that gives him easy pop to all fieldsWATCH LIVE on MLB Network, MLB.com Fri., 12:30p ET on MLB.com Sat., Noon ET on MLB.com"We thought he was going to be picked before us," said Mariners amateur scouting director Tom McNamara. "We're very excited that he made it to us. He's a 6-foot-4, [with a] middle-of-the-order potential bat that had a big year at Mercer University this year. He's a good athlete who we believe has a lot of potential."
Lewis is a semifinalist for USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Dick Howser Trophy honoring the nation's top college player.