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Frazier hopes to stay with White Sox through ’17
- Updated: August 14, 2016
MIAMI — Todd Frazier offered up a resigned smile when the word “rebuild” was mentioned in connection with the immediate White Sox future, pointing out that if the team goes younger, the 30-year-old third baseman probably won’t be part of the plan.
But if Frazier is not moved in the offseason, even in the event of a rebuild, he’ll embrace his role as part of the White Sox change.
“If I was here, shoot man, it would be great. I know what it takes to lead a team,” Frazier told MLB.com. “I’ve been showing the young guys already the right way and right things to do, whether it’s as little as showing up at the ballpark at the right time or waiting to get in an elevator before all the veteran guys.
“It all adds up. It’s the learning process, and I don’t mind being the bad guy. I don’t mind that at all. Constructive criticism — you have to learn how to take that. It’s been given to me all the time.
“I was taught the right way,” Frazier said. “If it’s constructive, learn from it. Don’t get your feelings hurt, because that’s just somebody who cares for you. These guys understand that I care for all of them. If that’s the way [GM Rick Hahn’s] …
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