A year ago, Matt Fraizer was widely considered to be one of the Pirates' top outfield prospects, if not the absolute best at his position. He didn't enter 2021 considered a top 30 guy, but a monster year put him on the radar and racked up accolades, including the team's Honus Wagner Player of the Year Award in 2021.
The encore was not what he wanted. Fraizer returned to Class AA Altoona after spending the final months of the season there and never found his swing. His OPS dropped over .300 points (from .939 to .