A year ago, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington had a pretty good idea Adam Frazier, an infielder with no experience above Class AA, was going to reach the majors by season’s end.
He didn’t anticipate just how quickly it would happen.
After 64 starts and a .827 OPS for Class AAA Indianapolis, Frazier, 25, was promoted to the Pirates June 24. He replaced Cole Figueroa, a veteran who had won the backup utility infielder/u200boutfielder job in spring training, and secured a spot on the Pirates bench for the foreseeable future.
Frazier, a Mississippi State graduated drafted in the sixth round in 2013, batted .