MOOSIC, Pa. -- Clint Frazier has not softened on his workplace change, even after taking all 72 of his collectively-bargained hours to process the move.

But the exiled Yankees slugger is saying all the right things about it.

The recently-demoted outfielder reiterated he is not happy with his recent demotion after reporting to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. But he said he plans to make the best of the situation, wants to be with the Yankees and stressed “it’s not the Clint Frazier pity show right now."

“I have to come down here and do nothing differently than I did up there," Frazier said before the RailRiders’ game against the Norfolk Tides at PNC Field. "Some stuff was working up there offensively, and obviously defensively I have some stuff I need to continue to do. I don’t think I’m going to change any part of my routine. I’m going to try to keep it like I’m in the big leagues in my head.

“I’m still not thrilled about it, but there’s nothing I can do. There’s nothing anyone can say to me that will change what happened. It’s not fun, but I can’t let that move affect me. I have an opportunity to play down here every day, so I have to make the most of it I can. I’m still here, so I have to make the most of it.”

Frazier has hit .283 with 11 home runs and 34 RBI in 53 games with the Yankees this season, but his defense has been abysmal. That facet of his game opened the door to this move, or at least gave the Yankees an excuse to make it.

Frazier is not in the lineup Wednesday but RailRiders manager Jay Bell said he will be available off the bench. Bell said Frazier will be in the lineup Thursday night, and every day after that. Frazier indicated he expected to split his time between center and left field and said he would embrace the opportunity to improve the Achilles heel in his game, joking, “I didn’t want to be a 24-year-old DH."

“I’m not a bad outfielder,” he said. “I just went through a couple bad skids up there."

The Yankees sent Frazier down after Sunday’s game in Chicago against the White Sox. The move was not a major surprise, since most figured Frazier could be the odd man out now that Giancarlo Stanton is back in the big leagues and Aaron Judge, batting second here on Wednesday, is on his way back. But the timing was unexpected, considering the Yankees sent Frazier down before they sent down fellow outfielder Mike Tauchman.

Frazier, who has clashed with the media at times this season and is the subject of frequent trade speculation, made it clear he was not happy with the decision right after he was sent down. The fact he did not immediately report to the RailRiders and missed Tuesday’s game (the team was off Monday) then raised eyebrows and concerns he was trying to signal his displeasure to the Yankees.

Frazier said it surprised him he was the first to go. But he added that when you consider Judge and Stanton will soon be back in the lineup and the Yankees just added Edwin Encarnacion, “it makes sense” he would not be playing every day like he has been. And he will get to do that with the RailRiders.

But he hopes it’s not a long stay.

“I want to be here (in the organization) more than anything, I want to play for this team more than anything,” Frazier said. “The Yankees are the top of baseball, and I’m willing to do whatever I need to do to get back up there and try to contribute the way that I was when I was there.

“I never want to wish injury upon anyone, but I want to play in the big leagues. However that is going to be is how it’s going to be. I think I’ve proven I should, and could, play up there every day.”

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