On a Zoom call earlier this offseason, Orioles general manager Mike Elias asked Adam Frazier what hitting adjustments the seven-year big league veteran was planning on making this winter, coming off a bit of a down 2022 season. So, Frazier went into detail.

He needs to do a better job of driving his feet into the ground in the batter¡¯s box. He wants to simplify his approach. And perhaps most importantly, he hopes to get back to spraying balls all over the field, which was a strength early in his career.

Then, Elias pulled up a frame showing Frazier¡¯s swing from one of his at-bats that showcased why those were the exact right answers.

¡°It seemed like they¡¯ve done their homework on myself and seems like we kind of view things in a similar manner,¡± Frazier said.

That appealed to Frazier as he went through the process of free agency, and it¡¯s why he ended up signing a one-year deal to come to Baltimore for the 2023 season on Thursday. It¡¯s a seemingly good fit for both sides, given what they each hope to accomplish.

The O¡¯s landed a left-handed hitter who can mostly play second base and also fill in at the corner-outfield spots. Frazier is joining a team on the rise that may perform well enough to give him another taste of the postseason, which he experienced for the first time with the Mariners in 2022.

¡°Just the opportunity to be on a young, fun team that's hungry and really good,¡± Frazier said, ¡°that's exciting for myself, to be able to join up with a group like that.¡±

The past year brought conflicting emotions for Frazier. While he experienced team success in Seattle, his individual performance wasn¡¯t quite up to par with the previous six seasons of his Major League career (5 1/2 years in Pittsburgh, then a 57-game stint in San Diego).

Frazier played a career-high 156 games for the Mariners, but he posted a career-low .612 OPS. The bat-to-ball skills he prides himself on weren¡¯t translating to getting on base frequently.

However, Frazier also delivered one of the biggest hits of Seattle¡¯s postseason run -- a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series that lifted the Mariners to a 10-9 victory and a two-game sweep of the Blue Jays.

¡°Even when I felt like I was going good, I hit balls right at guys,¡± Frazier said. ¡°But it was also the most fun I ever had playing the game -- most fun since college, at least. Winning does a lot for that. I kind of put my personal stuff aside and just tried to do anything I could to help the team win that night. That¡¯s what it came down to.¡±

If Frazier can get closer to the All-Star form he showed in 2021, he may help the Orioles win in a lot of ways in ¡®23. In addition to his high on-base potential, his flexibility will help Baltimore keep its other infielders (Gunnar Henderson, Jorge Mateo and Ram¨®n Ur¨ªas) and corner outfielders (Austin Hays and Anthony Santander) fresh by giving them more off-days or additional time at designated hitter.

But Frazier hopes to become an everyday staple in the O¡¯s lineup. And he¡¯ll keep working until his bat forces Baltimore to start him as often as possible.

¡°I know it¡¯s in there,¡± Frazier said. ¡°It¡¯s just a matter of simplifying a few things.¡±

Frazier (who will make $8 million in 2023, a source told MLB.com¡¯s Mark Feinsand) joined right-hander Kyle Gibson (a one-year deal for $10 million) as the Orioles¡¯ Major League free-agent acquisitions so far this offseason. Both had similar realizations after signing their contracts.

The 35-year-old Gibson looked over the roster and noticed no other player was older than 30. Now, the 31-year-old Frazier slots in as the second-oldest member of the O¡¯s.

That¡¯s an exciting aspect of coming to Baltimore for Frazier, too.

¡°I got a little taste of being able to be that veteran-type guy last year in Seattle. A lot of the same kind of qualities in that team as Baltimore has,¡± Frazier said. ¡°It¡¯s a lot of fun for me. Coming from the outside, just watching them and playing against them, the excitement that they had and the energy they brought each and every night -- looking forward to that and hitting the ground running.¡±