New York Yankees veteran Clint Frazier recently revealed a very odd analytics-driven approach the team has when it comes to how they view hitters on their roster.

The influence of analytics on baseball has never been stronger. It started with the then-Oakland Athletics in the early 2000s and has expanded across the league to where many clubs base roster and in-game decisions strictly on data. And to the chagrin of some New York fans, Yankees general manager is a child of the analytics age.

Many around the team think he is the one really pulling the strings on a nightly basis. And manager Aaron Boone is just his avatar on the field. However, the impact analytics has on the franchise goes much deeper than that. Even in how they evaluate their hitters. And this week, former Yankee outfielder Clint Frazier revealed one bizarre example of it.

“I remember being told by a specific person in the analytics department they didn’t believe in players getting hot,” Frazier said this week on the “Foul Territory” podcast. “That was their way of saying, for instance, I could be 55 for 55, and they would be like, he’s not hot. He’s going to cool down. They believed you were what you were.

“And in my mind, that’s not using your eyes. This guy’s on a scorcher right now. You’ve gotta run with the hot bat. I do feel sometimes they hired a few too many rocket scientist to try and make the lineup. Instead of a former player or a guy who has more experience writing the lineup.”

Frazier played with New York from 2017 to 2021. So it is unclear if they still have this sort of opinion on evaluations. However, this is the same franchise that brought in a scientist to develop torpedo bats for their less successful hitters this season. Either way, it is a worrisome outlook on the lack of feel for the game that is in the current Yankees management system.

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