Brooks Lee’s season has started to look like a turning point.
For the first time in his Major League career, the Twins infielder has given Minnesota a stretch of steady offense that actually matches the promise in his bat. After opening his first two seasons with a 44 wRC+ in 2024 and a 77 last year, Lee has taken a noticeable step forward in 2025, especially since the All-Star break, when his production has settled in at a 101 wRC+.
That second-half line matters because it came while Minnesota spent much of the stretch chasing playoff aspirations. In 60 games and 245 plate appearances, Lee has posted a .263/.294/.440 slash line with a .316 wOBA and 1.1 fWAR, which ranks second on the team behind only Luke Keaschall’s 1.7.
The improvement shows up even when you compare it to Lee’s own first half. Before the break, he was hitting .249/.309/.428 with a 106 wRC+, so the bat has held up and, in some ways, sharpened as the season has gone on.
What stands out most is how he’s getting there. Lee has been more aggressive in the second half, with his walk rate dropping from 7.5% to 3.7%, but he has kept his strikeout rate nearly unchanged, rising only from 16.1% to 16.3%. He’s also kept doing damage from both sides of the plate, with a 29.9 Hit Hard% as a right-handed hitter and 32.9% against left-handers.
That combination of bat speed and zone aggression has nudged the rest of the profile in the right direction. Since the All-Star break, his BABIP has climbed from .265 to .277, and his slugging has moved from .428 to .440.
This is already Lee’s best offensive season with the Twins, and the raw totals back that up: 24 home runs and 72 RBIs so far. But the bigger point is that the power has always hinted at something more. The next step, as this season suggests, is about tightening the contact skills and improving plate discipline without stripping away what makes the swing dangerous.
There’s also a clear split inside his second half. July was rough, with Lee batting .218/.292/.356 and producing an 82 wRC+.
August looked much more like the version Minnesota has wanted, as he hit .265/.286/.490 with a 113 wRC+ and a .225 ISO. Since then, he has stayed on track and given the lineup a steady presence.
A lot of that growth comes down to how he has handled secondary pitches. In 2025, breaking balls produced a 34.3% whiff rate against him, but that number has dropped to 26.4% this year. The offspeed story has followed the same path, falling from 30.8% to 25.7%.
That matters because it can change the way pitchers choose to attack him. If Lee keeps handling breaking balls and offspeed pitches better, more fastballs should come his way.
That’s the matchup he wants. Lee has been a fastball punisher, with 17 of his 24 home runs this season coming against fastballs. Over his career, 33 of his 43 home runs have come against fastballs, and his slugging has risen from .500 in 2024 to .524 this year.
His defense still needs work, and that remains part of the conversation around his overall value. But if the bat keeps doing this, the Twins will find room for him. For the first time in his career, Lee has shown he can bring that offense with a level of consistency that changes the way the future looks.
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