Clint Frazier is about to receive another chance at major league.
The Yankees announced Monday that they are sending Thairo Estrada to their alternative site. They did not announce a corresponding move, which will come before Tuesday’s home game against the Braves. But two sources told The Post that it was planning to promote Frazier.
With Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) placed on the injured list at the weekend and her misdemeanor largely derailed by the Rays’ strong pitching over the weekend, the Yankees could use a shock. However, playing time can be a problem for Frazier.
The Yanks still have four outfielders they play regularly (Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge and Mike Tauchman) plus two first basemen (Mike Ford and Luke Voit). That’s six players for five spots – three in the outfield, DH and first base; and actually five for four, because Judge will be playing in the field every day as DH. Frazier will make it six players for those four slots.
Either because of his own injuries or a roster crisis necessitating his return to the minors, Frazier has failed to play a run with the Yankees. The Stanton injury offers another chance for him to clear his way into normal playing time and for the Yankees as a potential trading partner to demonstrate that he will complete in the major.
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