In a somewhat surprising move, the Yankees called Clint Frazier up to the big leagues yesterday, mostly to serve as an extra bench bat in the NL park. He was part of the “the Yankees have too many outfielders” non-problem that sorted itself during Spring Training. It was going to be tough for Frazier to make the Opening Day roster anyway. The concussion took him out of the race completely.
In 12 games with Triple-A Scranton the 23-year-old Frazier owns a .362/.423/.703 (218 wRC+) batting line with three home runs, which is obviously great. He recently told Conor Foley he’s been working through some mechanical issues — specifically, his hands have been out of sync with his legs — which isn’t surprising for a guy who missed Spring Training.