Brooks Lee

Brooks Lee

24-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Minnesota Twins
10-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 4/5/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Lee, the No. 8 overall pick in 2022, held his own in his first trip to the majors and enters spring training looking set to win an everyday role at third base or second base. Lee suffered a herniated disc in his back during spring training which delayed his debut until June. He was quickly called up after posting a .974 OPS at Triple-A. He had a hot start to his major league career by hitting .300 with a .816 OPS in his first ten games, but then hit just .197 with a .514 OPS the rest of the season. Brooks has a good eye at the plate and makes excellent contact (just a 14.6% K%), but struggled to generate power in the majors with a 40.1% ground-ball rate. He can play around the infield, but may be Minnesota's best fielding third baseman. He'll compete for a starting job at second base or third base and could improve dramatically in his second full season. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in July of 2024.
Moved to IL
SSMinnesota Twins
Back
March 26, 2025
The Twins placed Lee (back) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a lumbar strain.
ANALYSIS
Lee's back began to tighten up on him toward the very end of spring training, and he won't be able to make it back for Opening Day. Reps at third base will likely be handed down to Jose Miranda and Willi Castro while Lee and Royce Lewis (hamstring) are out, but Lee should be able to take over at the hot corner once he returns.
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+3%
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Since 2023vs Left .596 52 3 1 4 1 .245 .269 .327
Since 2023vs Right .580 133 6 2 23 2 .211 .263 .317
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2024vs Left .596 52 3 1 4 1 .245 .269 .327
2024vs Right .580 133 6 2 23 2 .211 .263 .317
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+67%
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Since 2023Home .728 95 5 1 20 1 .287 .337 .391
Since 2023Away .436 90 4 2 7 2 .153 .189 .247
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2024Away .436 90 4 2 7 2 .153 .189 .247
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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A crowded Twins depth chart complicates Lee's path to playing time in the short term, but he doesn't need much more time in the minors from a developmental standpoint. The No. 8 overall pick in 2022, Lee has been essentially as advertised, with a .281/.355/.459 slash line, 20 home runs, seven steals and a 15.7 percent strikeout rate in 156 career games, primarily at Double-A and Triple-A. He may not have a true plus tool, but he could be at least average across the board, and his hit tool still has a chance to get to plus. The 5-foot-11 switch hitter can handle shortstop, and he could be a plus defender at second base, where his average arm is a better fit than third base or the outfield. Lee is better in real life than fantasy, as he doesn't project to hit 25 homers or steal double-digit bases, but he has a very high fantasy floor long term.
Lee's physical tools are a little light compared to the rest of the hitters selected in the top 10 of the 2022 draft (the Twins took him eighth overall), but he has an impressive track record of hitting for average and had a strong pro debut. Most evaluators think he had the best hit tool from the college ranks in that class, and Lee slashed .303/.389/.451 with 20 strikeouts and 16 walks in 31 games across rookie ball, Single-A and High-A. Already physically maxed out at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds, the 21-year-old switch hitter (turns 22 in February) projects to eventually move to second base or third base, but he was sent out last season as a shortstop. Lee is just an average runner who figures to slow down, so the fantasy appeal hinges on his hit tool translating against upper-level pitching and the eventual development of enough power to hit first or second, rather than eighth or ninth. There's a point in every first-year player draft where he would warrant consideration, but trading back for a player with more upside might be the preferable route in active trading leagues.
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Requires IL stint
SSMinnesota Twins
Back
March 23, 2025
Lee said Sunday that he will start the regular season on the 10-day injured list due to lower-back tightness, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Still sidelined with back issue
SSMinnesota Twins
Back
March 22, 2025
Lee (back) didn't participate in on-field pregame drills Saturday and is not expected to play in Sunday's spring training game, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. He had an MRI on his back Friday, MLB.com reports.
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Sitting with back tightness
SSMinnesota Twins
Back
March 20, 2025
Lee was scratched from the lineup ahead of Thursday's Grapefruit League game against Boston due to lower-back tightness, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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First post-Lewis injury start at 3B
SSMinnesota Twins
March 17, 2025
Lee is starting at third base and batting seventh in Monday's Grapefruit League game versus the Pirates.
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Hits second spring homer
SSMinnesota Twins
March 9, 2025
Lee went 1-for-3 with his second home run of the spring in Sunday's loss to Baltimore. He's hitting .308 (8-for-26) in nine spring training games.
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