Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HOU | C | 12 | 45 |
Grades Update: Jan 2021
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 45 | 55 | 40 | 60 | 40 |
Jan 2021 Report
Evaluator: Rhys White
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2019 Draft, Round 1
RuleV: 2022
Physical Description: Well filled out, ideal catchers body. Thick forearms with a thick lower half. Lacks projection on the frame but that's because he's a ready made product. He is country strong.
Hit: Pre pitch he stands tall and has some bat wag. He then drops the shoulders, bringing the bat around and has a quick bat through the zone. Lee tends to have an upper-cut bath path and he's trying to lift the ball in the air especially to the pull-side. He has above average bat-speed and shows an average feel for the strike-zone. He goes up to the plate and looks to take aggressive hacks. Pitchers have also keyed in on his pull-heavy approach and have attacked him with fastballs and breaking pitches(especially sliders) on the outer half of the zone. There is some swing and miss to his game, especially against breaking balls located on the outer-half of the strike-zone. Grade: 45
Power: Lee has the strength, above-average bat-speed, and loft in his swing to grade out with plus power especially to his pull-side. The problem is he struggles to translate that plus power to batted balls to the opposite field, and it plays closer to above average. Grade: 55
Field: Lee is well-built for a catcher but he struggles back there. His receiving skills are around average but he struggles with blocking balls in the dirt. Curveballs and changeups that are thrown low especially give him trouble and have led to passed balls. His arm while strong has led to errors and runners have shown they can run on him with relative ease because he struggles in his transfer causing his throws to be inaccurate or late. There are few places he goes if he can not refine some things as a catcher because of his lack of athleticism, he could move to first-base and has even spent some time in left-field as a professional, where he projects out as a below average defender at both spots. Grade: 40
Arm: Lee has a plus arm on pure arm-strength, but it doesn't play that way because of the inaccuracy of it when he has to pop up and throw when he is a catcher. If he has to move, especially if he is transitioned to left-field his arm will be more than accurate to profile there. Grade: 60
Run: Lee is a below-average runner underway. He isn't going to be a base-running threat as he makes his way up through the minors. He has a short and choppy stride and below-average foot-speed. Grade: 40
Overall: Lee has what it takes to be an offensive-catcher especially if the automated strike-zone comes sooner than expected. He more than likely has to move off catcher though where his bat will profile at first, or left-field. If he can work on his transfer as a catcher there is some hope he could remain behind the plate, and if he can even be an average blocker that would significantly boost his chances of staying back there. He has the pull-side power to be useful in some capacity, as a platoon bat against lefties.
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Below-Average Player: Bench / Platoon
Risk: Moderate
