Brooks Lee

Brooks Lee

23-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Minnesota Twins
7-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 7/1/2024
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
RANKSFrom Preseason
#577
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$Signed a $5.68 million contract with the Twins in July of 2022.
Dealing with herniated disc in back
SSMinnesota Twins  AAA
Back
April 22, 2024
Lee has been diagnosed with a herniated disc in his back and is three weeks into a two-month rehab plan, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Lee initially went on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul with what was described at the time as back spasms, but subsequent testing revealed a more serious injury. There is optimism that he'll be available to play later this season, but no timetable for his return to game action has been established. Lee had seemed like a pretty good bet to make his major-league debut in 2024, but that would appear to be very much in question now.
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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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Out 3-4 weeks with back injury
SSMinnesota Twins  AAA
Back
March 28, 2024
Saints manager Toby Gardenhire said Thursday that Lee will not join Triple-A St. Paul for 3-to-4 weeks as he gets treatment for back spasms, Patrick Borzi of MinnPost.com reports.
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Sent to minor-league camp
SSMinnesota Twins  AAA
Back
March 22, 2024
The Twins reassigned Lee (back) to minor-league camp Friday.
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Exits game with back spasms
SSMinnesota Twins  AAA
Back
March 21, 2024
Lee was removed from Thursday's Grapefruit League game versus the Nationals due to a lower-back spasm, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Will receive 2B, 3B reps
SSMinnesota Twins  AAA
February 19, 2024
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said Lee will get reps at second base and third base in addition to shortstop this spring, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
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Promoted to Triple-A
SSMinnesota Twins  AAA
August 3, 2023
Lee was promoted Thursday to Triple-A St. Paul.
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