Two former highly touted Twins prospects are not living up to their expectations in 2025.

As it stands, the Twins hold the second American League Wild Card spot and would play against the Cleveland Guardians in the first round of the playoffs if the postseason started today. If Minnesota wants to make a deep playoff run, it needs these two former top prospects to improve their performances.

2 Twins infielders who are underperforming in 2025

Royce Lewis

Perhaps the most disappointing to see on this list, Lewis, who missed the first 35 games of the season with a moderate left hamstring strain he suffered during spring training, has gone from batting third in the lineup during the 2023 postseason to holding the ninth spot in the lineup on Sunday against the Mariners.

Since returning from the Injured List, Lewis has slashed an underwhelming .130/.200/.203 with one home run, two doubles and three RBI in 75 plate appearances while accounting for -0.5 bWAR. Using the naked eye, he has struggled with timing up pitches in the zone, often appearing off-balanced at the plate.

Lewis’ recent dropoff in play has seemingly come out of nowhere. In his first 379 career plate appearances, Lewis posted an MVP-level slash line of .303/.361/.584 with 27 home runs, 16 doubles and 75 RBI. Since then, he has hit an ugly .188/.252/.313 with seven homers, 13 doubles and 32 RBI over 301 plate appearances.

Brooks Lee

Lee, who missed the Twins’ first 15 games of the season due to a lumbar strain, has regularly seen time near the top of the order despite below-average production at the plate. Lee is hitting .233/.273/.340 with four homers, four doubles and 16 RBI over 161 plate appearances this year.

Lee was once a top prospect, and manager Rocco Baldelli is a big supporter of his in large part due to his spectacular K% of 16.1 (80th percentile).

Still, Lee has yet to prove why he deserves to be at the top of the lineup. He plays solid defense at second and third base, but his offensive stats and peripherals are mostly subpar. Lee has an xwOBA of .294 (16th percentile), an average exit velocity of 88.9 mph (33rd percentile) and a walk-% of 5.6 (21st percentile).