The Minnesota Twins have named Double-A Wichita infielder Brooks Lee and High-A Cedar Rapids right-handed pitcher David Festa as the club’s minor league Player and Pitcher of the Week.
Brooks Lee was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (8th) of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA). Lee, whose draft slot was estimated to be worth $5.4 million, received a signing bonus worth $5.675 million. Lee’s scouting report is interesting and you can see it here. MLB Pipleline has Lee as the Twins top prospect and currently rated number 33 in MLB overall.
Lee, 21, played in four games for the Kernels (including all 3 playoff games), going 4-for-15 with two doubles, two RBI and three walks. He was promoted from High-A Cedar Rapids yesterday afternoon after hitting .289 (28-for-97) with four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI and an .848 OPS in 25 games for the Kernels. The San Luis Obispo, California native switch-hitting shortstop has played in just 29 professional games and is already at AA-Wichita. Just 4 games with the Rookie Twins and 25 games at High-A Cedar Rapids. Talk about being on the fast track to Minnesota!
David Festa a New Jersey native was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ). David Festa is also a Twins minor league player of the week repeat winner having also won twice earlier this season. Festa is currently rated as the Twins 11th best prospect having moved up from 30th best prospect on MLB Pipeline earlier this year.
Festa, 22, made a start for the Kernels in game one of the MWL Division Championship Series on Tuesday against South Bend, pitching 6 shutout innings with two hits allowed, no walks and 10 strikeouts. The 6’6″ right-hander pitched 103.2 innings this season, In 18 starts and had a 2.43 ERA allowing just 79 hits (6 HR’s) while striking out 108 and posting a 1.07 WHIP. A pretty nice season for his first complete year in pro ball.