TAMPA — Brett Gardner won’t send the goons after Clint Frazier.

Actually, Gardner said he didn’t mind Frazier telling just about anybody and everybody in the winter that he wants to take his left field job on the Yankees.

“I wouldn’t want him to think any other way,” Gardner said in the clubhouse at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday.

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Frazier told multiple outlets that he respects Gardner and considers him a friend and a mentor — and that he wants to prove he should be the starter.

“I want to show that I want to take his spot whenever the time comes, and all respect to Gardy in the world. I love the guy to death and I can say that with a smile on my face because I genuinely mean that,” Frazier told the New York Post’s Greg Joyce on Feb. 6.

Frazier, 24, has picked the brain of Gardner, 35, each of the last two springs and whenever he’s had a chance in the majors.

Gardner said he doesn’t mind Frazier’s fighting words, however polite they might be, because he remembers his fight to claim a spot in the Yankees’ outfield.

Gardner broke into the majors in 2008. Helped the team to its most recent World Series title in 2009 — the same season he earned his first Opening Day start, hitting ninth and playing center field.

And it wasn’t until 2010, his third season, that he took over a starting spot for good.

As for Frazier, he debuted in 2017 but played little in 2018, plagued by headaches and dizziness — the consequences of a spring training concussion.

Now, Frazier said he’s healthy, and he doesn’t want to go back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Gardner gets it.

“I remember when I was a young kid in his situation,” the veteran said. “Guys like Johnny Damon, Melkey Cabrera. I’m trying to take their jobs. I think, any time, doesn’t matter if it’s him and me, or other positions we have, we’ve got a lot of depth and a lot of guys. It takes more than 25 guys obviously to get through where we want to get to. I think everybody in this room is going to play a big part at some point. I’m a big fan of him. I think he has a bright future ahead of him in this game. I’ll do anything I can to help him.”

Gardner added that he wouldn’t want Frazier to be happy to take a reserve role.

“If he comes into camp complacent with being a fourth outfielder, complacent with going to Triple-A, that’s not good for anybody,” Gardner said. “You want guys who want to push other people. You want to be pushed. The more we push each other, the better we’ll get in the long run.”