Minnesota Twins Name Top Prospects as Minor League Players of the Year

As the Minnesota Twins continue to battle in the American League Division Series, they are also getting good news down on the farm.

As the Minnesota Twins continue to battle in the American League Division Series at the major league level, they are getting good news down on the farm as well.

Per the Twins Development group on social media:

Congrats to @brookslee22 on being named Twins Minor League Player of the Year! 

On the season, Lee slashed .275/.347/.461 with a .808 OPS over 125 games across Double-A and Triple-A 

Also, this season, Brooks had the most PAs of any hitter in the organization #MNTwins

Congrats to @brookslee22 on being named Twins Minor League Player of the Year!

On the season, Lee slashed .275/.347/.461 with a .808 OPS over 125 games across Double-A and Triple-A

Also, this season, Brooks had the most PAs of any hitter in the organization#MNTwins https://t.co/MS3d4Bx64G

— Twins Player Development (@TwinsPlayerDev) October 10, 2023

In addition to Lee, Corey Lewis earned the award as well.

The 22-year-old Lee is the No. 2 prospect in the organization, per MLB.com.

He hit .275 this minor league season with 16 homers and 84 RBI. The following comes from his MLB.com prospect profile:

The switch-hitter has as good contact skills as anyone in the Minors, leaving college with more walks than strikeouts and a measly K rate of 11.7 percent. He is capable of driving the ball from both sides of the plate and clearly has no problem doing so with a wood bat. He hit .405 and slugged .667 on the Cape and posted a .303/.388/.451 line in his pro debut that ended in Double-A. He’s added strength over time, and there should be plenty of in-game power as a result.

Lewis, 23, is the 13th-ranked prospect in the system. He went 9-4 this year with a 2.49 ERA, reaching as high as High-A.

At 6-foot-5 with an athletic frame, Lewis has a unique four-pitch mix at his disposal. His fastball sits in the low 90s, and he can reach back for a little more while using his excellent extension and spin rates to miss bats with it up in the zone. His upper-70s curve has 11-to-5 downer shape to it that could serve as an out pitch and has shown some ability to mix in a spin-killing changeup as well, and he’s also experimented with a cutter at times in the past.

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