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Yankees’ Clint Frazier may be getting too passive at the plate

It’s not a secret that the New York Yankees have been struggling to get going in the batter’s box to start the season. Outfielder Clint Frazier has been one of the several Bombers in a prolonged slump: after Friday’s game, he was hitting .156.

On Friday against Cleveland, Frazier was 0-for-2, so results-wise, anything changed. But the Yankees’ left fielder did walk twice and was close to hitting a two-run shot, but was just short of clearing the wall.

Frazier struck that ball at 106 miles per hour and, according to Statcast, it had an expected batting average of .