TODD FRAZIER OKAY AFTER TAKING AN AROLDIS CHAPMAN FASTBALL TO KNEE

3.5.10
BY: MEH
FRAZIER OKAY, SO IS CHAPMAN
TODD FRAZIER OKAY AFTER TAKING AN AROLDIS CHAPMAN FASTBALL TO KNEE

(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
During Thursday's intrasquad game while Aroldis Chapman was on the mound during the second inning, and Todd Frazier was at the plate, a 95mph fastball drilled Frazier in his knee.

“I’m hoping it’ll be OK,” said Frazier. “We’ll see how it is tomorrow. Got me a nice bone bruise. It’s the same knee I had surgery on and it was just getting back to full recovery.”

Frazier's knee should be okay. He will not receive x-rays and will be looked at more carefully when the swelling goes down. Chapman and Bailey were both hitting 97mph on the radar gun yesterday. Pitching coach Bryan Price had this to say:

“At the beginning of spring training, you could tell the guys came in in shape — in good throwing shape and good cardiovascular shape.  That was evident. They were crisp. They threw a  lot of strikes. Guys were down in the zone. They had a pretty good feel for their off-speed stuff. I was pleased over. (Chapman) was impressive. You guys all saw it. He had a terrific fastball. He threw a real nice change-up to his last hitter for his final out. The slider is progressing nicely. With Frazier that didn’t too good, a fastball off the back knee. But he was around the plate with three pitches. He looks live and is athletic around the mound. I wasn’t disappointed in any way.”

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*UPDATE Todd Frazier video and interview from C.TRENT


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