Cubs Sign A 1-Year Deal With OF Clint Frazier

 After signing free agent Yan Gomes, the Cubs will be signing OF Clint Frazier to a 1-year deal, sources say.

The Cubs are closing in on a 1 yr deal with Clint Frazier, source tells ESPN. Was released by the Yankees recently.

— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) November 30, 2021

Here's some bullets on Frazier:

• While in 2021 he hit .186/.317/.317 with a 83 wRC, he hit .267/.394/.511 with a 149 wRC in 2020. So, he has a career of good hitting, with being a consistently above-average hitter.
• His strikeout rates hover between 27% and 30%, so not great, but not terrible. However, he had a 14.7% BB rate in 2021, and has been pretty consistently around there. So, the walks are a definite plus.
• He had a 41.5% HardH rate in 2021, with a max EV of 111.5 MPH in 2021, so he's a guy that really hits the ball hard.
• He plays mainly in left field and right field, though he has experience in center as well. He's a solid defender who can hit well, so overall a pretty good signing.

One wonders why they want to add another outfielder, especially since they seem to be letting a perfectly good one in Hermosillo go. But we can't rely on Ortega doing well all season, as well as Happ. So having Ramirez and Frazier should help with that, as well as having an expert defender in Heyward.

Right now the outfield looks like this:

• Ian Happ (LF, CF)
• Rafael Ortega (CF)
• Jason Heyward (RF)
• Harold Ramirez (LF, RF)
• Clint Frazier (LF, RF, CF)

Of course, Davis and Velazquez will both likely be making their debut this season, but you can't count them in right now with having an everyday spot.

That's all for now with my summary of Frazier.