It's possible the unfortunate concussion injuries derailed an otherwise stellar carerr.
But facts are facts.
Frazier is now 27 years old and has a career WAR of 0.1.
This year, in 21 at-bats, away from the supposed pressure of New York, he has 3 hits, 0 HRs, and 0 RBIs.
He's nothing more than a batting practice all star.
If Cole seriously has another personal catcher this year ... and if he's seriously rejecting the guy who was his personal catcher for the past two years ... then he's just a Spider Tack fraud.
Funny how it works.
The other oddity alluded to in this article is that the Yankees have been playing small ball. Eight out of eleven stolen bases. They even successfully executed a hit-and-run the other day.
Of course, the next batter was unable to get the runner home ... but it was a nice try.
Still: If he was in LF right now, he'd probably be better than Gallo.
Many Yankee fans had tired of Sanchez behind the plate, this is true. Including yours truly.
I hadn't really pondered the idea that they were serious about promoting the backup.
It didn't work with Chris Stewart or John Flaherty, did it?
But I suppose that would make Juan Soto the greatest hitting prodigy since Nick Johnson.
" 'When I first got traded here I think they thought I was Babe Ruth, or something, I don’t know,' Gallo told The Post and smiled.
Well, the Bambino did strike out a lot …"
But it does remind me of the time Ottavino said he would have struck out Babe Ruth every time.
" 'I’m not necessarily a loveable player ’cause of the way my skill set is,' Gallo said, 'but I always respect the game, I always play hard, I always give everything I have every time I’m out in the field no matter what the score is, no matter where we’re at in the standings, who we’re playing. I always take pride in that ’cause I love the game of baseball.
“I think fans will start to see that over time.'
He’s not Babe Ruth. And he shouldn’t have to be."
He strikes out too much. Way too much. Also, his defense has surely not lived up to its hype.
I'm happy with DJ starting and batting fifth.
Torres will of course get his at-bats, but he simply hasn't earned the everydat starting role.
I wish I could find the clip of ARod explaining how Bird was going to win a batting title.
" 'We’d had DJ in the leadoff spot for a few years and it’s got nothing to do with speed,' Boone said. 'You always want the unicorn. I want Rickey Henderson leading off, a guy that gets on and can really run. But if you really sit down and think about that, it’s kind of a little ridiculous. You want a good player hitting in that spot. You want to go with a guy that gets on base hitting in that spot.
'Yeah,
it’s great if anyone can run. It’s great if the three hitter can run,
the four hitter. The biggest thing is I want a good hitter that gets on
base a lot. Donaldson and a lot of our guys fit that mold.' "
Unanswered question ... where is DJ playing?
DH?
So Gleyber can play a subpar 2B instead?