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MATT FRAIZER, CENTER FIELDER
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| Born: January 12, 1998 Height: 6’3″ Weight: 205 Bats: Left Throws: Right Drafted: 3rd Round, 95th Overall, 2019 How Acquired: Draft College: University of Arizona Agent: |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| Fraizer’s draft stock took a hit when he suffered a broken hamate partway into his junior season, which prevented scouts from seeing him much. In 19 games, he batted 412/452/565, with the same number of walks and strikeouts. The brief action was a significant improvement over his sophomore season, when he hit 266/352/359. The step up as a junior resulted from a swing overhaul. He didn’t play much as a freshman. Fraizer features plus speed, but isn’t likely to hit for more than gap power. Despite the speed, he didn’t attempt many steals at Arizona. He’s likely to be able to stay in center despite a fringy arm. Baseball America ranked him 272nd among draft prospects, so he appears to have been overdrafted. He signed a week after the draft for $85,800 below the slot value.
2019 Fraizer didn’t hit at all with West Virginia. He showed an inside-out swing that produced no power and also had a great deal of trouble making contact. He struggled against RHPs but was helpless against LHPs, batting just 140/213/140. In the field, he played right almost exclusively and did not see any action in center, although he does appear to have good range. 2020 It’s conceivable that Fraizer was still bothered in 2019 by the hamate injury. Hopefully that’s the case, because he had a terrible debut. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2021: Minor league contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: $525,000 MiLB Debut: 2019 MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: 2025 MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: 2022 Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 11, 2016: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 38th round, 1132nd overall pick. June 4, 2019: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round, 95th overall pick; signed on June 11. |