OVERALL GRADE
N/R Rating withheldPLAYER PROFILE
Kade Lewis
Third Base • ACL Guardians
COMPLETE BASEBALL EVALUATION
Player IQ
A role-aware evaluation of performance, history, durability, defensive responsibility, athletic value, decision-making proxies, and winning situational impact.
OVERALL PLAYER IQ
N/R Provisional profileBASEBALL ROLE
Third Base
3B · ACL Guardians
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Kade Lewis
A full numerical Player IQ is withheld until an official performance sample exists. The profile below still evaluates verified role, position, level, handedness, organization context, and development stage.
WHAT THE MODEL USES
- Official position and role
- Current organization and level
- Bats and throws
- Verified physical profile
- Draft or prospect context when available
Official listed role and positional responsibility.
Current official team or organization context.
Public game data does not directly measure raw speed, explosiveness, or agility.
A private scouting-grade arm score is not inferred from position alone.
A numerical grade requires meaningful game or pitch-level evidence.
Leadership, confidence, and clubhouse value are not invented.
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DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
MiLB Intelligence
READINESS
Rookie-Level Assignment
The official assignment is Rookie. IQDugout displays the assignment as development context, not as an MLB-readiness grade.
CALL-UP OUTLOOK
Not Determined
Level alone cannot support an individual call-up judgment. Performance, health, roster status, role fit, and organization need would also have to be evaluated.
PROJECTION
Third Baseman
This is the player's currently listed role or position context, not a prediction of a future MLB role.
DEVELOPMENT RISK
Not Graded
Development risk is not graded from league level or draft year alone.
Ceiling is withheld until supported player-specific scouting or performance evidence is available.
Floor is withheld because a league assignment does not establish a player's likely outcome.
Organization rank: Unavailable from current official MLB data
No exact or broad ETA is shown without supported individual performance, development, health, and roster evidence.
DEVELOPMENT TREND
Early Pro Development
The current official assignment is Rookie. Assignment level is factual context and is not treated as proof of promotion readiness.
IMPROVEMENT AREAS
- Evaluate sustained performance with level and age context
- Review role fit, health, roster status, and organization need
SCOUT REPORT
Lewis broke into college baseball by winning the Big East Conference batting title (.377) and freshman of the year award in 2024. He transferred to Wake Forest last year and has posted similar numbers against better competition, while also earning All-Star honors in the Cape Cod League. His hitting ability is unquestioned, but how much a club believes he can offer beyond that will determine how high he climbs in the Draft. Lewis employs a simple setup and a flat left-handed swing geared for contact. He controls the barrel very well, focusing on lacing line drives from gap to gap, and he destroys fastballs perhaps better than any hitter in college baseball. While he's 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, he may not have more than average bat speed or raw power, though his bat-to-ball skills should help him get to most of it. If Lewis winds up at first base, which is where Wake Forest plans to deploy him this season, his relative lack of pop may become an issue. He played mostly third base in 2025, but he's an erratic defender with just average arm strength there. He's a fringy athlete and could get a look in left field after he turns pro.
2026 HITTING
Hitting Statistics
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
Player Career Hub
UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Third Base
No league-percentile observations are available for this report.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Limited confidence
Limited current-season sample; available data does not support a qualified MLB comparison.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
No supported league-relative strength is available from current data.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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Current-Season Evaluation Sample Limited sample
Why: Official current-season data does not provide a supported hitting or pitching comparison, so a performance-specific weakness is withheld.
VERSATILITY
No verified season position usage
- Primary role or position
- Third Base
- Position / role entries
- 0
- Verified secondary positions
- None in available season position data
This report summarizes available 2026 MLB statistics and official position information and available season usage. Non-qualified comparisons are directional, not official leaderboard ranks. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from official MLB comparison pools. Confidence reflects sample size, qualification, and supported comparison coverage. Versatility labels summarize verified position usage and are not league benchmarks. This is a current-data evaluation, not a projection.