In 2012, Todd Frazier's future was uncertain. He was beginning his third season at Louisville, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, after being optioned at the end of Spring Training and some were not sure if he would ever get a chance to play every day in the big leagues.

The year before, the best player in the 1998 Little League World Series made his Major League debut and hit six home runs in 41 games, but a step back the following season was obviously not what he was desiring. But good things happen to those who wait, right? In this case, yes! Frazier would only play 10 games in Triple-A before being recalled to the Queen City, where he would swat 19 home runs and drive in 67 RBIs with a batting average of .273. Despite those good numbers, Frazier did not capture National League Rookie of the Year honors as Bryce Harper grabbed it with a season of 21 home runs, 59 RBIs, eighteen stolen bases, and a .270 average.

In 2015, the script of 2012 between the two players may be flipped but for an even bigger award, the National League Most Valuable Player.

So far this season, both Washington's Bryce Harper and Cincinnati's Todd Frazier are turning heads and impressing the nation, especially Frazier. Anyone can see that the third baseman from Toms Rivers, New Jersey has had a long journey to gain so much attention, praise and respect from MLB experts, but there is no doubt he deserves it.

Coming into today's action, Frazier is second in the National League with 22 home runs, fifth in RBIs with 46, and a slash line of .294/.361/.639. Frazier has an OPS of 1.000, only Bryce Harper (1.204), Paul Goldschmidt (1.156), and Miguel Cabrera (1.045) have a higher OPS which combines a hitters on-base percentage and slugging percentage. In his last two games, the Reds' star has clobbered four home runs while driving in seven of Cincinnati's 13 runs, four of which came on a walk off grand slam last night, in back-to-back wins against an American League powerhouse in the Detroit Tigers. He has even outperformed the great Miguel Cabrera so far in a head-to-head series that concludes tonight. If one wants to look back even further at Frazier's performances, six of his 14 hits in his last 39 at-bats have been absolute bombs.

Although he is on pace to eclipse previous career highs in home runs (29), runs batted in (80), and average (.273), Frazier is not likely to start the All-Star Game in his home stadium due to St. Louis' Matt Carpenter having twice as many votes. Even Cubs' Rookie Kris Bryant has more votes than Frazier! In the American League  the fan vote has all but one starter that's not apart of the Kansas City Royals, and his name is Mike Trout. Combine that with Frazier's omission in the National League balloting, Major League Baseball can see that the time to make a change in the process is coming.

Nevertheless, if Todd Frazier does not start for the National League at the hot corner when July 14 arrives, he will still be the host of the festivites and figures to be the Home Run Derby captain for the NL. Until then, he will continue to make opposing pitching regret offering him anything hittable.