With Carlos Correa on the concussion list, Brooks Lee is getting to remind everyone how slick of a shortstop he is. Entering Monday, Lee has not committed an error in five starts there while displaying an accurate arm. He got the start at short again Monday night against the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field.
Lee definitely looks more comfortable playing short than he does second base. In fact, he has committed three errors in nine games at second this season while not committing an error in 30 games on the left side of the infield.
He will get a stretch of games to get settled in at short while Correa recovers but must be ready to move around as needed.
“I think getting regular work in one spot can help guys,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We move guys around probably as much as any team in the league. We kind of have to, or else we become very static and unable to do much.
“If we’re going to hesitate to do that, Brooks is, I think, going to continue to move around the field. But knowing you have a young player that can just move over to what’s clearly one of the most difficult positions to play on the field, and just take it, claim it, and do a very solid job out there for you, it’s a good feeling. And he’ll be ready. No matter what we ask him to do, Brooks will be ready.”
Before Monday night’s game, former Indian, brief Twin and now Guardian Carlos Santana was honored for winning his Gold Glove last season with a video highlight package.
