Former Pirate manager Jim Leyland used to say some players are bench players who need to have their at-bats limited. His reasoning behind this was that if these players were made into everyday starters they would become overexposed to the league and start to struggle. This is exactly what is currently happening with Adam Frazier.
When Starling Marte was suspended on April 18th, Adam Frazier became an everyday player. At first, Frazier was swinging a hot bat and looking like one of the team’s best hitters. However, over the course of the past month plus this has started to change.