I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been a pretty big critic of Brett Gardner since his down year in 2018. The time since has included a bounce-back 2019, followed up by a poor playoff performance, and a 2020 season with mixed results. Despite respecting all Gardner had done for us, I felt like it was time to move on. However, I realized this offseason that I was hating on Gardy for no reason. What I really hated was the opportunity he was taking away from Clint Frazier.
Frazier has worked hard to get where he’s at right now. He battled a concussion in 2018 and defensive woes in 2019 before putting up a very solid 2020 campaign.