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8 hours ago
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New York Yankees veteran reveals bizarre internal thinking team has when evaluating hitters
New York Yankees veteran Clint Frazier recently revealed a very odd analytics-driven approach the team has when it comes to how they view hitters on their roster. The influence of analytics on baseball has never been stronger. It started with the then-Oakland Athletics in the early 2000s and has expanded across the league to where many clubs base roster and in-game decisions strictly on data. And to the chagrin of some New York fans, Yankees general manager is a child of the analytics age. Advertisement Many around the team think he is the one really pulling the strings on a nightly basis. And manager Aaron Boone is just his avatar on the field. However, the impact analytics has on the franchise goes much deeper than that. Even in how they evaluate their hitters. And this week, former Yankee outfielder Clint Frazier revealed one bizarre example of it. 'I remember being told by a specific person in the analytics department they didn't believe in players getting hot,' Frazier said this week on the 'Foul Territory' podcast. 'That was their way of saying, for instance, I could be 55 for 55, and they would be like, he's not hot. He's going to cool down. They believed you were what you were. 'And in my mind, that's not using your eyes. This guy's on a scorcher right now. You've gotta run with the hot bat. I do feel sometimes they hired a few too many rocket scientist to try and make the lineup. Instead of a former player or a guy who has more experience writing the lineup.' Advertisement Frazier played with New York from 2017 to 2021. So it is unclear if they still have this sort of opinion on evaluations. However, this is the same franchise that brought in a scientist to develop torpedo bats for their less successful hitters this season. Either way, it is a worrisome outlook on the lack of feel for the game that is in the current Yankees management system. More New York Yankees news and rumors: Related Headlines
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2 days ago
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Clint Frazier picks White Sox over Yankees for best clubhouse experience
Clint Frazier picks White Sox over Yankees for best clubhouse experience originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Clint Frazier didn't hesitate. Asked which experience he'd rather relive—the regimented life as a New York Yankee or the chaotic freedom of the 2023 Chicago White Sox—Frazier didn't flinch. Advertisement 'White Sox all day, dude,' he told former Chicago catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the Foul Territory podcast. 'If the Red Sox got a documentary, the White Sox are so much more deserving of it… That was the most fun I've ever had.' It was a telling moment from a player who arrived in New York with outsized expectations and left with a resume shaped as much by drama as production. Frazier was the headlining return in the 2016 deadline trade that sent All-Star reliever Andrew Miller to Cleveland. A former first-round pick and top-25 prospect, he was supposed to be part of the Yankees' next core. At times, he looked the part. In 228 games over parts of five seasons in the Bronx, he hit .239 with 29 home runs, a .327 OBP and a .434 slugging percentage. Former New York Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier. © Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images But it never quite worked. He clashed with the New York media, didn't produce consistently and struggled with injuries—particularly a series of concussions and vertigo that derailed his 2018 and 2021 campaigns. Advertisement Frazier often chafed under the Yankees' strict culture. He grew a beard under his COVID mask in 2020 as a quiet protest against the team's grooming policy and later admitted he was 'highly offended' when the Yankees scrapped the rule in 2025—long after he was gone. 'I felt like I was one of the guys there that certainly was trying to push the envelope,' he said. 'So when they got rid of it … that felt personal.' He also said he felt the prank that the Yankees veterans like Brett Gardner, CC Sabathia, Aaron Hicks and Dellin Betances played on him in 2019 was "cruel." They faked a letter to say he got a deal with the Jordan brand. It came at the same time of his three-error game against the Red Sox on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball when he blew off the media and then blew up at the media days later for asking about it. Frazier hasn't played in the majors since 2023, but it's clear which clubhouse left the deeper impression. The Yankees gave him the stage. The White Sox gave him the fun. Advertisement Related: Max Fried Reveals Which Yankees Star Made Him Nervous Related: A Key Yankees Arm Is Close to Returning but Will the Role Stay the Same This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Anthony Volpe gets timely message from Clint Frazier amid Yankees slump
Anthony Volpe gets timely message from Clint Frazier amid Yankees slump originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Anthony Volpe's bat has cooled off, and the heat is rising. Over the past 14 days, the Yankees' shortstop is hitting .205/.255/.341 with a .596 OPS in 44 at-bats. He's recorded just nine hits, including three doubles and a home run. His recent numbers may not scream bust, but they're far from the expectations that followed him into the Bronx. Advertisement While some critics—like WFAN's Sal Licata—have labeled him a disappointment, it was a fellow former Yankee who delivered the more interesting perspective. 'Brother, we gotta get off social media,' Clint Frazier said on Thursday's 'Foul Territory' podcast. 'Just trust what got you there… pressure does one of two things—it creates diamonds or it busts pipes. Find a way to be that diamond in the rough, the Yankees are hoping for.' New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11)© Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Frazier knows the terrain. He was once a hyped-up prospect himself, dealt to New York in the 2016 Andrew Miller trade and expected to become a cornerstone outfielder. Instead, he found himself clashing with the media and the organization's rules while never fully finding his footing. His advice to Volpe isn't about swing mechanics. It's about survival. Advertisement 'I know that Volpe is in a tough situation,' Frazier said. 'Jeter was obviously there. There's a lot of big shoes he's having to fill.' The problem? That pressure isn't going to let up. George Lombard Jr., the Yankees' top infield prospect, is flashing serious defensive tools and his bat is coming along in Double-A. If Volpe doesn't start producing consistently, the infield conversation could shift next season. Yankees fans have already fallen in love wit Lombard, just like they did Volpe years ago. Volpe still has time to prove himself. But in New York, time gets short quickly. The noise gets louder. Frazier knows this all too well. Advertisement He shared a blunt message Yankees GM Brian Cashman gave him about life in the big leagues. Frazier used it Thursday to describe the end of his career. "I remember Brian Cashman told me (once), 'Hey, man, you get a lot of hits, you'll have a lot of friends.' And I started looking around, and there wasn't a lot of friends." Related: Clint Frazier's Favorite Clubhouse Wasn't in the Bronx Related: Yankees Could Revisit Trade With Familiar Face in Surprise Deadline Twist This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Post
2 days ago
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- New York Post
Yankees flameout Clint Frazier decries ‘too many rocket scientists' running franchise
The Yankees' math never really added up for Clint Frazier. Frazier, who famously couldn't stick with the big league club after years as a top prospect, seemingly has lingering beef with the franchise and its analytically driven focus. 'I do feel like they hired a few too many rocket scientists to try to like make the lineup,' Frazier said on 'Foul Territory' on Thursday, 'instead of just like letting a former player or a guy that has more experience write the lineup.' Advertisement Foul Territory/ YouTube. He recalled to fellow ex-Yankee and podcast host Erik Kratz being told by one analyst that there is no such thing as 'players getting hot.' 'I could 55-for-55, and they would be like, 'he's not hot, he's going to cool down.' They believed you were what you were,' he said. 'And in my mind, I was like, that's not using your eyes… you gotta run with that sometimes.' Advertisement Frazier was a polarizing presence for the Yankees upon his arrival as a 21-year-old prospect from Cleveland in 2016 as part of the Andrew Miller trade — in part due to his flowing red locks. The Yankees relaxed their hair policy this season, giving Frazier one more qualm with his former franchise. Clint Frazier as a Yankee. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Advertisement 'I was just highly offended man,' he said. 'I felt like I was one of the guys there trying to push the envelope. That felt personal.' Frazier never realized his potential over parts of five MLB seasons with the Bombers, struggling with multiple concussions and getting released in 2021 and bouncing from the Cubs to the Rangers to the White Sox, seeing his last MLB action in 2023. Advertisement Once the No. 53 prospect in top 100, Frazier's MLB days ended with a .235 batting average, 29 home runs and 101 RBIs over parts of 7 MLB seasons. Frazier officially retired last season after a run with the Charleston Dirty Birds in the Atlantic League.
