Monday, February 20, 2017

Meet a Prospect: Clint Frazier


The New York Yankees are going through top prospects in their system like most people go through underwear, they have a new one every day or every other day it seems. I joke about people changing their underwear every other day, at least I hope that I am, but not about the Yankees top prospects in their system. For the entire 2015 and 2016 seasons it was Jorge Mateo who occupied the top spot until Aroldis Chapman was sent to the Chicago Cubs and Gleyber Torres was brought in to dethrone the Yankees shortstop. Now like many transitions and power struggles there is a new king already after the Andrew Miller trade and his name is Clint Frazier. Don’t let the red hair fool you, Frazier is the real deal. Let’s meet him. This is Meet a Prospect: The Clint Frazier Edition.


Clint Frazier was born on September 6, 1994 in the Atlanta, Georgia area where he attended high school at Loganville High School in Loganville, George. Frazier was a top prospect entering the 2013 MLB First Year Players Draft and caught the attention of the Cleveland Indians who took the outfielder with the fifth pick overall that season. Frazier had committed to the University of Georgia but the Indians offer was too good to pass up thus beginning his professional career.


Frazier is a former third baseman and pitcher which shows you that he has a strong throwing arm but it is center field where he is making his mark at these days and he played at that position for most of his Cleveland Indians tenure. While in the Indians system Frazier cemented himself as a powerful prospect that has 30 home run potential in his future while stealing an absolute ton of bases as a potential five-tool player. Frazier is an aggressive hitter but he has worked on that in recent years and has seen his strikeout numbers go down while his contact and walk numbers go up which is always encouraging for a prospect. It shows maturity at the plate which Frazier definitely has.



ETA for Frazier to the Major Leagues: 2017


Frazier was recently part of the 2016 XM All-Star Futures Game where he went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a stolen base for Team USA while also earning a promotion to Triple-A with the Columbus Clippers. Frazier went on to join the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders where he struggled a bit. Not to worry though, 99% of the time talent wins over all and Frazier is one hell of talented player. We may finally get to see how talented he is this upcoming season.

4 comments:

  1. How would this outfield do IF they play up to their expectations...
    Mateo, Frazier, Judge?

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    1. It would be better than our current outfield, that's for sure.

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  2. Dellin says, he is not a happy man! Randy L, and his big mouth. That guy has been behind a whole lot of NYY troubles...he has vetoed trades, demands other trades that are not good! He and the "Tampa Cable" has to be moved out of control. A bookkeeper that thinks he knows more than the people that are trying to run the team.

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