Brooks Lee

Brooks Lee

23-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Minnesota Twins
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
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#417
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in July of 2024.
Back on bench Thursday
SSMinnesota Twins
September 19, 2024
Lee is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.
ANALYSIS
The switch-hitting Lee had started in each of the Twins' last three matchups with right-handed pitchers, but he'll hit the bench for a second straight matchup with a lefty (Joey Cantillo). Though Carlos Correa looks poised to serve as the Twins' primary shortstop down the stretch following his recent activation from the injured list, Lee could factor into the mix for playing time at second base, where Minnesota has been rotating three players (Lee, Edouard Julien and Kyle Farmer) of late. Super-utility man Willi Castro is typically picking up starts out of the outfield but could settle in as the primary option at the keystone once outfielder Max Kepler (knee) returns from the injured list.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
2
4
7
13
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
1
2
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+3%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS vs LHP
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .596 52 3 1 4 1 .245 .269 .327
Since 2022vs Right .580 133 6 2 23 2 .211 .263 .317
2024vs Left .596 52 3 1 4 1 .245 .269 .327
2024vs Right .580 133 6 2 23 2 .211 .263 .317
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+67%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+67%
OPS at Home
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .728 95 5 1 20 1 .287 .337 .391
Since 2022Away .436 90 4 2 7 2 .153 .189 .247
2024Home .728 95 5 1 20 1 .287 .337 .391
2024Away .436 90 4 2 7 2 .153 .189 .247
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Brooks Lee compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.41
 
BB Rate
5.9%
 
K Rate
14.6%
 
BABIP
.243
 
ISO
.099
 
AVG
.221
 
OBP
.265
 
SLG
.320
 
OPS
.585
 
wOBA
.255
 
Exit Velocity
85.8 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.9%
 
Barrels/PA
3.2%
 
Expected BA
.244
 
Expected SLG
.346
 
Sprint Speed
22.8 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
41.5%
 
Line Drive %
20.4%
 
Fly Ball %
38.1%
 
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
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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Falls into reserve role
SSMinnesota Twins
September 16, 2024
Lee is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
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Day off Thursday
SSMinnesota Twins
September 5, 2024
Lee is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Tampa Bay.
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Reinstated, in lineup Sunday
SSMinnesota Twins
September 1, 2024
Lee (bicep) was activated from the 10-day injured list and will start at shortstop while batting eighth Sunday against the Blue Jays, LaVelle E. Neal III of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Assignment starting Saturday
SSMinnesota Twins
Biceps
August 23, 2024
Lee (biceps/shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment Saturday with Triple-A St. Paul, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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Could begin rehab assignment soon
SSMinnesota Twins
Biceps
August 20, 2024
Lee (shoulder) will work out Thursday with Triple-A St. Paul and could go on a rehab assignment over the weekend, MLB.com reports.
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