Fraizer, Florencio take home top Young Bucs Awards

Matt Fraizer.After being on the job for nearly a year, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington finally got a chance to get to know some of the prospects in his system at the Florida Instructional League in 2020.

While there, Steve Williiams, now the director of player personnel, pointed out an outfielder named Matt Fraizer. Williams, who had been the pro scouting director, believed that with a few swing changes, Fraizer could be someone to watch.

"Of course we saw that play out. Just a great credit to Matt," Cherington said over Zoom Thursday. "His mindset about who he wants to be as a player and getting better every day is so laser-focused and consistent... Proud of him and the year he had.…