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BRADENTON http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , Fla. (AP) — Adam Frazier is getting to be a regular starter this year as the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ second baseman.Frazier spent the first three seasons of his career as a utility player, making 95 starts at second, 61 in left, 20 in right, five in center, three at third base and one at shortstop.“I think it helps anybody coming to the yard every day and knowing where you’re going to be,” Frazier said. “My goal is to play as good as I can and be ready each and every day Justin Grimm Jersey , give the team all I’ve got and win games.”He takes over at second from two-time All-Star Josh Harrison, who left as a free agent. Frazier is expected to hit leadoff for the Pirates, who were 19th among the 30 teams in runs last season with a 4.3 average.Frazier has a .280 career average with 18 home runs in 300 games.“I’d like to see us keep his legs underneath him, keep him strong, keep him fresh because we can use the offense, especially at the top of the order, where he has had most of his major league at-bats http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey ,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.Frazier had a .237 batting average and three homers in 55 games for the Pirates last year when he demoted to Triple-A Indianapolis last June. He returned to Pittsburgh six week later and hit .306 with seven homers in 57 games.“I worked on a few things, being more aggressive with my hands and my feet, so when I came back up, I felt pretty good,” Frazier said. “I just continued to work, and things fell into place.”Frazier certainly made an impression on Hurdle.“He came back and put a foot down,” Hurdle said. “It was fun to watch. I think he found something that works Blaine Boyer Jersey , and he can replicate it.”Notes: The Pirates held their final workout at the Pirate City training facility and will move their camp five miles to their spring training ballpark for the exhibition season. The Pirates open Saturday against Philadelphia in Clearwater. LHP Steven Brault is scheduled to start for Pittsburgh. . County music singer Garth Brooks’ stay in camp ended Friday. He had been working out with the Pirates since pitchers and catchers reported Feb. 11. . C Elias Diaz missed his third straight workout because of illness. The Washington Nationals reportedly have their eyes on Texas Rangers southpaw Cole Hamels as a potential target to bolster their starting staff prior to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.According to Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com, the two teams have discussed a trade involving Hamels, although he clarified "negotiations are at a preliminary stage and obstacles remain."One obstacle Washington doesn't have to worry about is the pitcher stopping the potential deal, considering Morosi noted it is not one of the 20 teams in which Hamels can block as a trade destination.It is no surprise Washington is interested in adding to its staff, considering it is a middling 14th in the league in starter ERA. It is six games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and five games behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East and faces an uphill battle reaching the playoffs.A rotation featuring Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg would make the Nationals a formidable opponent in any playoff series, but they have to reach the postseason first.Not long ago, adding Hamels would give the Nationals another ace-like pitcher alongside those two in their pursuit of the postseason. He is a four-time All-Star and won the 2008 National League Championship Series and World Series MVP as a member of the Phillies as one of the better pitchers of his generation.However http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , he sports a 4.36 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 19 starts this season for the Rangers, which would both be career-high marks if he maintains that pace.Morosi noted Texas would likely have to take on some of Hamels' future salary obligations in a trade given that performance. His contract features a $20 million club option or $6 million buyout for 2019 in addition to the more than $7 million he is still owed the rest of this season.