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Chicago Cubs designated outfielder Clint Frazier was named to the assignment Friday ahead of the series against his former team, the New York Yankees.
The Cubs’ decision came after Frazier praised Chicago for criticizing some of the Yankees’ policies, including the no-facial hair rule.
Clint Frazier of the Chicago Cubs attack against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 30, 2022.
(AP Photo/Mark Black, file)
“‘I love it here,'” Frazier told the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday. “Definitely don’t miss a few things over there. And I’m really enjoying the way this clubhouse is maneuvered, It seems like there are a lot of people here who are accepting of everyone. And it’s been really good for me.
“And you had to be a cookie-cutter version of you to be on that team. If not, you were like a really bad distraction, it seemed. So I’m being told how to look for the past five years.” “
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But the Cubs decided to DFA Frasier before the series.
Clint Frazier of the Chicago Cubs stands in the dugout before a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field on June 4, 2022 in Chicago.
(Nucio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
“We just haven’t given him a real opportunity to see him succeed,” Cubs Manager David Ross Said Friday. “Tough decisions. I think we think a lot about Clint and his potential.”
Chicago can now trade him, release him or send the minors directly if it approves the exemption.
“He was upset. Emotional, would be a good word,” Ross said. “I think he likes it a lot here. I think he believes in his baseball skills, which we do too. But it’s one of those really tough decisions that we have to make sometimes.” Is.”
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Frasier was a highly prevalent prospect in the Yankees organization But did not play consistently enough for the team. In 228 games, he scored .239 runs with .761 OPS and 29 home runs. He signed a one-year deal with the Cubs in the off-season.
Clint Frazier of the New York Yankees in action against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium on June 24, 2021 in New York City.
(Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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the emergence of rookie christopher morelli That didn’t help Frazier’s stock this season either. Frazier was hitting .216 with an RBI in 19 games for Chicago.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.