After a pretty pitiful start to the year, Todd Frazier has really heated up and continued that on Monday night, going 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI. Over the past month, Frazier has slashed .277/.395/.585 with eight home runs, 18 RBIs, and 15 runs. Given that, even after that month, his batting average sits at just .217 on the year, you'd be forgiven for not having noticed, but for those of us (like me) who bought him when he was hitting in the .190s, this past month has been wonderful. Frazier's average should continue to rise, as his miserable .225 BABIP comes up (I'd expect his BABIP to end the year around the .260s). Unfortunately, it seems the days of 20 steals is gone, though I still think he could end the year with around 10 steals. And while I don't think 40 home runs is happening again, 30-35 is certainly within reach for him. He's been dropped in a few leagues (available in around 39% of ESPN leagues) so if he's been dropped, go grab him, and if you can find someone who hasn't noticed the past month for Frazier and you can still buy him off that .217 average, I'd do it, you might be able to get him for peanuts still. His average will still hurt a bit (I don't expect him to hit much more than .235-.240 the rest of the year) but the power is great and the little bit of speed is a nice bonus. He's a bit better in OBP leagues, as he's walking more than ever, and it's brought his OBP up to league average.
Let's take a look at some of the other performances from Monday:
