Todd Frazier
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Todd Frazier
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
- School Rutgers University
- High School Toms River High School South
- Born February 12, 1986 in Toms River, NJ USA
[edit] Biography
Todd Frazier was selected 34th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the 2007 amateur draft. Baseball America declared him the top professional prospect in the Northern Region, and the publication also named Frazier a 2007 first team All-American. Frazier played shortstop for three seasons at Rutgers University, hitting 42 career home runs. His brothers, Jeff Frazier and Charlie Frazier, are also baseball players. Jeff is currently in the Mariners' organization, while Charlie spent five seasons in the Marlins' system.
Frazier first made headlines as a little leaguer in 1998, winning the Little League World Series as a member of Toms River East. He struck out the final batter from the Kashima, Japan team to seal a 12-9 USA victory. Frazier finished the World Series tournament with a .600 average and 4 home runs.
The Colorado Rockies drafted Frazier in the 37th round of the 2004 amateur draft after he had a stellar high school career that included a .521 batting average during his senior season; the low selection was presumably because Frazier had opted to go on to college, as he chose instead to play for coach Fred Hill at Rutgers. He was a Baseball America Freshman All-American, and hit .295/.392/.505 with 9 home runs and 19 stolen bases during his first collegiate season. Frazier hit .366/.471/.599 and tacked on 11 home runs during his sophomore campaign. He made the Big East Conference All-Conference team at shortstop. That summer, he joined the USA college national team. He hit .224 and slugged .368, the lowest average of any position player on a team that would win Gold in the 2006 World University Championship.
His Junior season was by far his best, as he posted a .377 average with 22 home runs, 24 doubles, 62 walks, and 25 stolen bases. He led the Big East in homers (9), runs scored (35), total bases (73) and slugging percentage (.689) in conference competition and was the unanimous Big East Player of the Year. His performance led Rutgers to the College World Series regional qualifiers, where he went 4 for 12 with 4 doubles and 2 walks.
Frazier made his professional debut with the Billings Mustangs on July 11th, 2007. He had two hits, a run, and an RBI in the game. On July 22nd, he hit his first professional home run.
