Todd Frazier might not see much more time in the minor leagues, if any, as a soon to be 26-year old with nearly 1000 plate appearances in AAA, which is one reason he is the top guy at third base in the system. There are questions as to whether or not he is a starter or more of a utility player and I can see both sides of that argument. He has hit .262/.338/.457 while playing for Louisville in his career, which would be good enough as a starter at the next level, but he hit .232/.289/.438 in his first stint in the Majors. He has above average power, but his hit tool may not play enough to start every day and scouts wonder if his arm-bar in his swing has finally caught up to him. Even with that thought on the mind, he was still rated as the International League’s 20th best prospect by Baseball America after the season was over.
Gabriel Rosa is the furthest down the totem pole at the position, but the 2011 second round draft pick has some good raw tools to his name. Rosa hit .245/.31...
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Todd Frazier,
David Vidal,
Junior Arias,
Scott Rolen,
Juan Francisco
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