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Birth Date4-28-1983
Height6' 2"
Weight220 lbs
Age30 years, 0 months, 24 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
0.22009
1.42010
1.42011
3.02012
1.22013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2009 SLN 26 17 34 31 3 10 2 0 1 15 2 7 0 1 0 7 0 0 .323 .353 .484 .292 2.3 -0.4 0.2
2010 SLN 27 70 270 240 28 71 12 1 4 97 21 59 4 1 4 36 1 1 .296 .361 .404 .276 12.2 1.4 1.4
2011 SLN 28 97 363 333 41 99 16 1 10 147 24 75 4 2 0 55 1 0 .297 .350 .441 .276 13.1 0.3 1.4
2012 SLN 29 144 567 501 70 147 25 1 20 234 57 122 7 2 0 79 3 3 .293 .372 .467 .290 26.7 1.1 3.0
2013 SLN 30 30 113 103 10 23 3 0 1 29 10 25 0 0 0 9 1 0 .223 .292 .282 .203 -3.3 -1.4 -0.5
Career3581347120815235058336522114288156418664.290.357.432.27651.01.05.5

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2006 FTW A 53 230 .301 .257 .326 .371 .000 .349 113 7.8 5.1 0.7 -3.5 -2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 EUG A- 18 71 .443 .249 .322 .367 .000 .415 100 10.4 1.6 -0.4 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 LEL A+ 128 592 .302 .276 .350 .433 .000 .349 101 30.6 18.0 2.5 -2.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 MEM AAA 131 510 .312 .281 .347 .452 .000 .355 94 29.8 14.2 1.7 3.8 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 SLN MLB 17 34 .292 .263 .326 .414 .000 .375 99 1.2 0.9 0 -0.4 0.2 2.3 0.2 2.3 0.2
2009 SFD AA 4 18 .347 .272 .353 .418 .000 .385 98 1.7 0.5 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 56 225 .327 .275 .342 .427 .000 .360 94 18.1 7.0 0 -4.1 -3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 CRD Rk 4 12 .452 .242 .361 .343 .000 .571 103 2.5 0.3 0.1 -0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 SLN MLB 70 270 .276 .260 .322 .412 .000 .376 96 4.4 7.6 1 1.4 1.6 12.2 1.4 12.2 1.4
2010 SFD AA 1 3 .493 .263 .311 .395 .000 1.000 114 0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 97 363 .276 .258 .319 .404 .000 .356 98 5.8 6.2 1.2 0.3 -3.3 13.1 1.4 13.1 1.4
2011 MEM AAA 4 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .300 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SLN MLB 144 567 .290 .255 .312 .404 .000 .352 99 16.8 9.7 2.1 1.1 -3.4 26.7 3.0 26.7 3.0
2013 SLN MLB 30 113 .203 .259 .315 .403 .256 .286 102 -6.4 3.1 0.4 -1.4 -0.0 -3.3 -0.5 -3.3 -0.5
2013 MEM AAA 3 13 .317 .244 .322 .357 .245 .400 93 0.8 0.4 0 -0.2 -0.9 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0
CareerMLB1347.275.257.316.406.258.3539919.834.24.72.3-5.149.15.449.15.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2006 EUG A- 71 19 22 8 0 5 26 7 12 0 0 .379 .478 .776 .397 .443 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2006 FTW A 230 27 61 13 3 8 44 21 44 1 1 .299 .376 .510 .211 .301 0.0 -3.5 0.0
2007 LEL A+ 592 104 152 31 6 17 96 69 99 6 1 .302 .403 .489 .187 .302 0.0 -2.7 0.0
2008 MEM AAA 510 83 142 29 3 26 91 39 111 5 2 .306 .364 .550 .244 .312 0.0 3.8 0.0
2009 SLN MLB 34 3 10 2 0 1 7 2 7 0 0 .323 .353 .484 .161 .292 2.3 -0.4 0.2
2009 CRD Rk 12 2 5 2 0 1 6 1 3 0 0 .455 .500 .909 .455 .452 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2009 SFD AA 18 3 6 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 .375 .444 .625 .250 .347 0.0 -0.3 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 225 34 60 15 0 10 37 22 51 1 0 .300 .372 .525 .225 .327 0.0 -4.1 0.0
2010 SLN MLB 270 28 71 12 1 4 36 21 59 1 1 .296 .361 .404 .108 .276 12.2 1.4 1.4
2010 SFD AA 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 .500 .493 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 SLN MLB 363 41 99 16 1 10 55 24 75 1 0 .297 .350 .441 .144 .276 13.1 0.3 1.4
2011 MEM AAA 14 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .231 .286 .308 .077 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 SLN MLB 567 70 147 25 1 20 79 57 122 3 3 .293 .372 .467 .174 .290 26.7 1.1 3.0
2013 SLN MLB 113 10 23 3 0 1 9 10 25 1 0 .223 .292 .282 .058 .203 -3.3 -1.4 -0.5
2013 MEM AAA 13 2 4 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 .333 .385 .500 .167 .317 -0.1 -0.2 -0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2013-05-20 - DTD - - Right Thumb Laceration - -
2013-03-23 2013-04-08 15-DL 16 9 - Low Back Strain - -
2013-03-15 2013-03-21 Camp 6 0 - Low Back Inflammation - -
2013-03-05 2013-03-08 Camp 3 0 - Low Back Contusion Diving Into Stands - -
2012-09-25 2012-09-29 DTD 4 0 Right Ankle Sprain During Batting Practice - -
2012-09-09 2012-09-10 DTD 1 0 Left Ankle Sprain - -
2012-08-25 2012-08-27 DTD 2 0 Left Wrist Contusion HBP - -
2012-07-27 2012-07-29 DTD 2 0 Right Lower Leg Cramps - -
2012-07-09 2012-07-13 DTD 4 0 Left Lower Leg Contusion - -
2012-05-28 2012-05-30 DTD 2 0 Right Wrist Soreness - -
2012-04-14 2012-04-17 DTD 3 0 Right Hand Inflammation - -
2011-07-28 2011-07-28 DTD 0 0 - Thigh Soreness Hamstring - -
2011-05-02 2011-06-27 15-DL 56 51 Left Hand Surgery Fracture 2011-05-03
2010-09-08 2010-09-08 On-Alr 0 0 Left Ankle Surgery Debridement 2010-09-08
2010-07-19 2010-07-19 On-Alr 0 0 Fracture Dropping Weights on Big Toe -
2010-06-28 2010-10-04 60-DL 98 87 Right Ankle Surgery Tendon Reconstruction 2010-08-05
2010-06-10 2010-06-12 DTD 2 1 Ankle Soreness -
2010-06-05 2010-06-05 DTD 0 0 Right Ankle Sprain -
2009-05-15 2009-07-31 Minors 77 0 Left Foot Surgery Debridement - Heel 2009-05-19
2009-02-20 2009-02-26 Off 6 0 Left Lower Leg Strain Achilles -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SLN $
2013 SLN $3,150,000
2012 SLN $508,000
2011 SLN $416,000
2010 SLN $400,000
2009 SLN $400,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$1,724,000
2011Current$3,150,000
5 yrPvs + Cur$4,874,000
5 yrTotal$4,874,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 28 dNez Balelo1 year/$3.15M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year/$3.15M (2013). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/8/13 (avoided arbitration, $$3.75M-$2.4M).
  • 1 year/$0.508M (2012). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/22/12 (split contract, $0.2496M in minors).
  • 1 year/$0.416M (2011). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/11.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2010). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Contract purchased by St. Louis 4/5/09.
  • Acquired by St. Louis in trade from San Diego 12/15/07 (Jim Edmonds deal) (Cardinals paid Padres $2M in the deal).
  • Drafted by San Diego 2006 (9-273) (South Alabama). $6,000 signing bonus.

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .327 .394 .488 .308
11 vs R (Multi) .284 .357 .446 .279
18 Split (Multi) -.043 -.037 -.042 -.029
19 LgAvg (Multi) -.014 -.024 -.036 -.020
30 vs L (2012) .320 .394 .492 .309
31 vs R (2012) .285 .365 .459 .284
38 Split (2012) -.035 -.029 -.033 -.025
39 LgAvg (2012) -.013 -.022 -.038 -.020

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-03-02 13:00:00Is David Freese worth keeping at a cheap price? What do you think about CC this year?
(Tim from Harlem)
If you're in a deep keeper league, sure he is, but if you've got eight teams or fewer in an NL-only league, not so much, because there isn't a tremendous upside involved. As for CC, I figure he's the one thing sure to be sound among the Bronx's rotation options. (Christina Kahrl)
2011-03-02 13:00:00Wow, you nailed my David Freese situation perfectly. I can keep him for $1 in an eight-team, NL-only league, and I'm flip-flopping over whether to do so.
(GBSimons from Boise, ID)
Yeah, that's a tough buck to spend in that situation... if you had some insight into what else will be in the pool, you'd be better set; the potential tragedy of having to spend more than that buck later, with FAAB, because supply isn't infinite, that's well worth avoiding. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-06-02 13:00:00Who is most likely to maintain his offensive gains this year in 2011: Kelly Johnson, David Freese or Travis Snider?
(Nico Toscani from Above the Law)
"You guys think you're above the law... well you ain't above mine!" CLASSIC

Travis Snider. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-05-05 13:00:00Given his performs in the second half last year and the beginning of this season, do you think we can actually start to trust Barry Zito?
(YD from Philly)
More important than Barry Zito, I'm listening to The Giraffes now that the Pixies are finished with.

Back to Zito though, he has a 2.45 ERA, 7.3 K/9, 3.6 BB/9 and just 0.6 HR/9 since July 18 of last season (121 1/3 innings). I don't think that the ERA is realistic, but he sure seems to be back on track nowadays.

Unrelated, but I just traded Heath Bell and Jason Marquis for David Freese and Mat Latos in a keeper league. I took over someone else's roster, so this year is for rebuilding. I like that return, especially since keeping closers isn't my bag and both of those players are cheap cheap. (Marc Normandin)
2010-02-11 13:00:00Shawn- What should the Cardinals do at 3B?
(Jake from St. Louis)
They're going with David Freese. He got a little BABIP-lucky in Memphis last year, but his projections are decent enough (a bit above average), which should be good enough. And you can't beat the price. (Shawn Hoffman)
2010-02-11 13:00:00The Cardinals gotta like David Freese's price? I hope they do...your 2013 St. Louis Cardinals - Matt Holliday, Albert Pujols, and 23 guys making league minimum...like David Freese.
(Paul from LA)
That'll only be a problem if the economy doesn't start growing again, or if MLB just doesn't grow over the next few years, for whatever reason. In fact, if I were them I'd be trying to get Albert signed right now, because it's entirely possible that the market will be in much better shape next winter. (Shawn Hoffman)
2010-01-19 15:30:00Trade Stephen Drew, Austin Jackson and Budd Norris for David Freese, Scott Downs and CJ Wilson? In a dynasty league and have no relief pitching
(Jquinton82 from NY)
I don't usually answer fantasy questions, but you do know that the Rangers are going to try Wilson in the rotation this spring, right? Even if he does go back to the pen, seems to me you're overpaying. (Steven Goldman)


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