David Freese
From BR Bullpen
David Richard Freese
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 225 lb.
- Schools St. Louis Community College at Meramec, University of South Alabama
- High School Lafayette High School (Wildwood, MO)
- Born April 28, 1983 in Corpus Christi, TX USA
David Freese made his professional debut in 2006 and was traded for an All-Star a year later.
Freese hit .373/.443/.525 with 52 runs in 56 games in 2005 as a junior for South Alabama, after transferring from junior college. He was 7th in the Sun Belt Conference in average and led the school one year after Adam Lind had done so. Freese was even better in 2006, hitting .414/.503/.661 with 73 runs and 73 RBI in 60 games. He barely won the SBC batting title and also led the Conference in RBI. He tied for 9th in NCAA Division I in RBI, was 12th in average and just missed the top 10 in runs scored. He made the All-Conference team at third base and was named SBC Player of the Year. He was picked as a American Baseball Coaches Association All-American as the top third baseman in NCAA Division I, ahead of Evan Longoria and Pedro Alvarez, among others.
The San Diego Padres drafted Freese in the 9th round of the 2006 amateur draft. He batted .379/.465/.776 with 19 runs and 26 RBI in 18 games for the Eugene Emeralds and .299/.374/.510 with 44 RBI in 53 games for the Fort Wayne Wizards in a fine professional debut.
In 2007, David batted .302/.400/.489 for the Lake Elsinore Storm. In 128 games, he scored 104 runs and drove in 96. He ranked 7th in the California League in OBP, 7th in RBI and tied with Tony Granadillo for third in runns. He made the California League All-Star team as the top third baseman.
After the season, he was traded with about $1 million to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Edmonds.
Sources include 2006-2007 Baseball Almanacs, The Baseball Cube
