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Frazier heating up in winter ball | reds.com: News

Reds prospect continues ascent with stellar stats in Hawaiian League

By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
10/28/08 2:57 PM ET

CINCINNATI -- Todd Frazier is likely a couple of seasons from reaching the Major Leagues with the Reds. However, while not yet on final approach, the shortstop has definitely reached the big league radar screen.

Frazier, 22, completed his 2008 season in high Class A Sarasota after starting the year in Class A Dayton. At both stops, he hit well with some power -- batting .291 with 19 home runs, 74 RBIs and a .368 on-base percentage.
"He's very impressive," said Reds general manager Walt Jocketty, who got a chance to see Frazier play at Sarasota this summer. "He's a guy that has a chance to move up quickly. He's a very competent hitter, confident, too." The hitting hasn't stopped in the Hawaii Winter Baseball League, where Frazier is playing for Waikiki and batting .312 (24-for-77) with two homers and 18 RBIs in 21 games. The four-team league is comprised mostly of touted prospects from the Class A ranks, and it also has international players from Asia. Cincinnati's 2008 first-round pick and first baseman Yonder Alonso also plays for Waikiki.

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Todd Frazier was on the Toms River, N.J., team that won the Little League World Series in 1998. (MiLB.com)