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MLB trade rumors: 5 players the Red Sox should acquire

By Joshua Sadlock

Jun 2, 2017; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox president of baseball operation Dave Dombrowski looks on during batting practice before a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 2, 2017; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox president of baseball operation Dave Dombrowski looks on during batting practice before a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Patrick McDermott-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 8, 2017; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Chicago White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier (21) against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 8, 2017; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Chicago White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier (21) against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Todd Frazier

The numbers in two seasons with the Chicago White Sox for two-time All-Star Todd Frazier have not been pretty. He has batted .222/.306/.452 in the Windy City. The slash line is not exactly pretty, but Frazier has still managed to homer every 15.7 at-bats, which is a respectable clip.

As a dead-pull hitter, Frazier has been hurt at times by hitting in US Cellular Field. In 107 career games in the White Sox home stadium, he has batted .197/.286/.377. The Cell skews towards benefiting pitchers, and it has cost Frazier quite heavily. He hit 40 home runs in 2016, but 24 of them came on the road, where he slugged over .500.

Take a gander at how Frazier’s spray chart might look in hitter-friendly Fenway Park.

There is no reason to believe Frazier is already entering the downward arc of his career. His is a fly-ball, pull-happy swing that can be neutralized by a larger ballpark. Frazier would have no issues banging doubles off the Green Monster only 310 feet away down the line in left field at Fenway.

The Red Sox stand to benefit if the rest of the league is scared off by Frazier’s two down seasons in Chicago. He has the most power upside of all the third baseman available on the trade market, and is still a solid defender and presence in the clubhouse. Let Pablo Sandoval grab some pine and let Frazier go to work enjoying Fenway Park.

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