Six weeks ago I wrote about the opportunity that was in front of Clint Frazier in light of the dozen or so Yankees that have gone down with injury. Since then, he’s grabbed that opportunity by the horns, posting a 120 wRC+ sandwiched around an IL stint of his own for a sprained ankle. Frazier’s looking like the player we knew he could be, and the question is, how has he done it?
At first glance, Frazier’s become an awful lot more disciplined. This is something we could have expected - the Yankees have a team philosophy of “grinding” at-bats, seeing lots of pitches, and taking walks when they need to.