This "aw shucks" profile borders on journalistic negligence:
"In some ways, Todd Frazier is
still that 12-year-old kid who seemed to get every big hit in leading
his team from Toms River, N.J. to the Little League World Series
championship. He has a Derek Jeter-like confidence, in fact, that oozes
out of him even when he’s hitting .209 for the season.
...
Frazier indeed delivered a line
single to left against Kluber to put the Yankees ahead at the time, yet
he’s only hitting .188 with runners in scoring position this season, and
his overall numbers have major-league scouts scratching their heads,
wondering what happened to the guy who as recently as 2015 looked like
he was going to be an All-Star for years to come."
...
The thinking among at least some baseball people, including the
aforementioned scout, was that Frazier would be better after escaping
the losing environment around the White Sox, and raise his game on the
big stage in the Bronx, essentially a homecoming for him.
Yet he’s hitting only .214 since coming over in the trade six weeks
ago, with five home runs (21 for the season, a double and a triple).
On the other hand, Frazier has played brilliant defensively at third
base, and he has taken enough walks to have a .345 on-base percentage.
He just hasn’t hit the way the Yankees hoped, and with Greg Bird back at
first base, there will be days Joe Giardi will have to choose between
him and Chase Headley, who has swung the bat well lately."
The writers pick players they like and warp reality rather than say a bad word.
Brilliant defense? Confidence he'll play better?
Just say he stinks.
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