"Lee was selected in the sixth-round of the 2021 draft and put together a few solid seasons in the minor leagues. That included a 2024 season where he had a 3.27 ERA and 2.75 FIP in 22 innings pitched in Triple-A, with a 32.3 K% and 4.2 BB%. After the 2024 season, Lee was added to the Tigers' 40-man roster and made his debut the following season. In total, he pitched 37.1 innings with the Tigers, authoring a 4.10 ERA and 4.53 FIP, along with a 24.3 K% and 6.1 BB%. His worst outing of the season was against the Blue Jays, where he gave up three home runs on Jul. 26."
"Chase features a sinker and a four-seam fastball that sits in the high 80s, with a sweeper as his other pitch. The sweeper was used 35% of the time in 2025, while also throwing a changeup on the rare occasion. Ironically, Lee doesn't get a lot of chase, nor whiffs. He is a side-arm pitcher with solid control, though."
The Blue Jays traded 24-year-old left-handed prospect Johan Simon to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for 27-year-old right-handed reliever Chase Lee. Lee posted strong Triple-A numbers in 2024, earning a 40-man roster spot and making his major-league debut in 2025, where he logged 37.1 innings with a 4.10 ERA and 24.3% K-rate. Lee throws a high-80s sinker and four-seam fastball, and relies on a sweeper used heavily in 2025. He profiles as an optionable, up-and-down bullpen arm. Simon pitched 71 relief innings across three levels in 2025 with a 3.42 ERA and higher walk rate.
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