Kyle Lewis

There's a tendency to think Lewis came out of nowhere in 2020. That just isn't true as he was Seattle's 11th overall pick back in the 2016 amateur draft. A devastating knee injury delayed the start of his pro career and Lewis ultimately fell out of top prospect rankings. He made his big league debut in 2019, hitting six homers in 18 games to close out the year. The reports on him were high entering summer camp, and Lewis homered off Justin Verlander on Opening Day. Unfortunately, strikeouts became a concern. Through August 31st Lewis had a 24.8% K-rate. That figure ballooned to 37.1% in September. Lewis was a fantastic story in 2020. That doesn't mean we should overvalue him entering 2021.

Kyle Lewis wins AL Rookie of the Year

Kyle Lewis took home the 2020 American League Rookie of the Year award on Monday.

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Lewis received all 30 first place votes and finished with 150 points while fellow outfielder Luis Robert finished in second place with 83 points. Lewis finished the shortened season with a .262/.364/.437 batting line to go along with 11 home runs, 28 RBI, and five stolen bases. He is the first Mariner to take home the award since Ichiro Suzuki won it back in 2001.