{"id":211568,"date":"2021-03-26T07:03:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T04:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/clint-frazier-rewarding-yankees-faith-so-far\/"},"modified":"2021-03-26T07:03:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T04:03:28","slug":"clint-frazier-rewarding-yankees-faith-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clint-frazier-rewarding-yankees-faith-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"#Clint Frazier rewarding Yankees’ faith so far"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Clint Frazier rewarding Yankees’ faith so far<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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CLEARWATER, Fla. \u2014 The Yankees surprised some people by naming Clint Frazier their starting left fielder well before spring training even began. And that stance didn\u2019t change when they brought back Brett Gardner last month.<\/p>\n

So far, Frazier hasn\u2019t given them a reason to second-guess that decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt made me feel like I was part of the team more because I\u2019ve been the guy trying to crack the lineup,\u2019\u2019 Frazier said Thursday of the offseason comments from both general<\/a> manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone. \u201cFor both those guys to say the things they said definitely made me feel a sigh of relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

One AL scout who has seen Frazier throughout the spring called him \u201cmore of a finished product.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what the Yankees are counting on, with Frazier having seized the opportunity last year with injuries in the outfield that gave him a prolonged run after opening the season at the alternate site in Scranton.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s come in and his work has been excellent,\u2019\u2019 Boone said. \u201cI continue to like what he\u2019s doing on the defensive side.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But with the way Gardner has also looked this spring, the pressure will continue to be on Frazier to perform.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean I need to get complacent,\u2019\u2019 Frazier said of his secure spot in the lineup. \u201cEverybody says the easy part is getting there and the hard part is staying there. It hasn\u2019t been easy to get here and I\u2019m assuming it won\u2019t be easy to stay considering the firepower we have trying to get into the lineup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heading into this season, Frazier has played the equivalent of exactly one full year \u2014 162 game<\/a>s \u2014 in the majors.<\/p>\n

In those 589 plate app<\/a>earances, Frazier has 24 homers and an OPS of .806, numbers the Yankees would probably take in 2021.<\/p>\n