Half 7 in a collection analyzing the New York Yankees
This coming July marks the fourth anniversary of the Yankees and Indians making a commerce the previous regarded towards the long run and the latter centered on the current.
Trying to find bullpen assist, the Tribe acquired lefty reliever Andrew Miller from the Yankees for outfielder Clint Frazier, lefty starter Justus Sheffield and right-handers Ben Heller and J.P. Feyereisen on July 31, 2016.
Miller, then 31, helped the Indians attain the World Collection the place they misplaced to the Cubs. On the time of the deal, the Yankees have been enthusiastic about getting Frazier and Sheffield with ideas of them growing into large league contributors.
Sheffield was used to get lefty James Paxton from the Mariners after the 2018 season and Frazier, for quite a few causes, hasn’t discovered traction within the large leagues in components of three seasons.
Had this season began on March 26 there was a superb likelihood the 25-year-old, who was the fifth decide within the 2013 draft by the Indians, would haven't solely made the Opening Day roster however seemingly be the beginning left fielder with Giancarlo Stanton not anticipated to be prepared due to a calf damage.
Due to the coronavirus, no person is aware of when or if the 2020 season will start. And whereas Stanton stated just lately he will probably be able to go when it begins, Frazier will seemingly be a part of the Yankees’ varsity attributable to expanded rosters.
So what do the Yankees have in Frazier? In 123 large league video games (393 at-bats) the right-handed hitter, who GM Brian Cashman stated had “legendary bat velocity’’ following the commerce, has a .254 common with 16 homers, 56 RBIs and a .771 OPS.
For those who use 1,500 large league at-bats as a measuring stick of what a hitter will probably be, Frazier has a methods to go earlier than a real analysis could be made.
A severe spring coaching concussion in 2018 restricted him to 15 large league video games and 54 within the minors that yr and impacted his outfield protection. The lengthy purple hair he arrived with for camp in 2017 created a stir. Misplaying three balls in proper discipline on June 2 final yr in opposition to the Pink Sox on nationwide tv drew consideration to his defensive deficiencies.
There have been indicators in spring coaching this yr that Frazier was now not a magnet for criticism. And there was the bat that scouts stay excessive on despite the fact that Frazier hasn’t performed in additional than 69 video games in a giant league season, which he did final season.
He made low season changes to get his decrease physique working higher on the plate.
“I've at all times been impressed together with his bat velocity,’’ a scout stated of Frazier’s greatest software. “He has at all times been an excellent low-ball hitter with legit energy. There's offensive potential there however issues about his protection. Can he develop into an above-average large leaguer? Sure. Let’s look again in 10 years and bear in mind protection is a crucial a part of the sport.’’
The place Frazier suits even with expanded rosters isn’t a lock.
Miguel Andujar and Stanton might get time in left discipline and DH so these avenues are clogged. If Aaron Decide isn’t able to play, Frazier might platoon with the left-handed hitting Mike Tauchman in proper.
Approaching the fourth anniversary of the deal which staff acquired the higher of it? What Frazier does going ahead will go a protracted method to answering that query.
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