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Sam Freeman

25-Year-Old Pitcher – St. Louis Cardinals

2013 Stats

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2013 RotoWire Projections

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If you don't remember that Freeman pitched 24 games for the Cardinals last year, don't feel bad. Nearly every appearance was an inning or less, and he gave up 13 runs and 10 walks in just 20 innings. ...

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LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: L   HT: 5' 11"   WT: 170   DOB: 6/24/1987   BORN: Houston, TX   COLLEGE: Kansas   DRAFTED: 32nd Rd   

March 26, 2013  –  Sam Freeman News

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Freeman (shoulder) has been optioned to Triple-A Memphis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Sam Freeman Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR K BB W L SV BS HLD ERA WHIP
2008 21 A Joh 20 0 0 24.1 23 10 2 34 12 4 1 2 3.70 1.45
2008 21 A Pal 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.50
2009 22 A Pal 1 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2009 22 A Pal 26 0 0 33.0 18 6 0 30 13 2 1 1 1.64 0.94
2011 24 A+ Pal 52 0 0 9.0 8 4 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.33
2011 24 AA Spr 52 0 0 59.1 53 20 5 52 28 2 2 3 0 0 3.03 1.37
2012 25 AA Spr 27 0 0 17.1 12 3 1 12 4 1 3 1 0 0 1.56 0.94
2012 25 AAA Mem 27 0 0 30.1 25 7 3 27 12 2 2 0 0 0 2.08 1.23
2012 25 MAJ STL 24 0 0 20.0 17 12 2 18 10 0 2 0 0 2 5.40 1.35
2013 26 AAA Mem 15 0 0 19.1 22 12 2 14 7 3 1 1 0 0 5.59 1.52
AccuScore ROS Projections MAJ   Subscribe now to see the 2013 Rest Of Season AccuScore projections for Sam Freeman
3-Year Averages MAJ   24 0 0 20.0 17 12 2 18 10 0 2 0 0 2 5.40 1.35

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Sam Freeman Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 GB/FB Ratio Strand % Fastball ERA FIP BABIP
2008 21 A Joh 20 0 24.1 12.70 4.48 2.83 0.75 75.8% 3.70 2.95 .382
2008 21 A Pal 1 0 2.0 18.00 4.50 4.00 0.00 100% 0.00 .70 .000
2009 22 A Pal 1 0 .0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0% 0.00 .00 .000
2009 22 A Pal 26 0 33.0 8.18 3.55 2.31 0.00 80.6% 1.64 2.56 .222
2011 24 A+ Pal 52 0 9.0 7.00 4.00 1.75 0.00 66.7% 4.00 2.98 .303
2011 24 AA Spr 52 0 59.1 7.92 4.26 1.86 0.76 80.3% 3.03 4.06 .295
2012 25 AA Spr 27 0 17.1 6.32 2.11 3.00 0.53 86.7% 1.56 3.43 .233
2012 25 AAA Mem 27 0 30.1 8.07 3.59 2.25 0.90 88.2% 2.08 3.90 .275
2012 25 MAJ STL 24 0 20.0 8.10 4.50 1.80 0.90 1.32 60% 93.3 MPH 5.40 4.35 .281
2013 26 AAA Mem 15 0 19.1 6.60 3.30 2.00 0.94 63% 5.59 4.51 .334
3-Year Averages MAJ   24 0 20.0 8.10 4.50 1.80 0.90 60% 5.40 4.20 .281

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2013 Stat Review for Sam Freeman    As compared to the top 250 relief pitchers in 2012 (min 20 in)

K/BB/HR Stats

A collection of stats that measure different skills.

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2.00 K/BB
WEAK
6.60 K/9
WEAK
3.30 BB/9
AVERAGE
0.0 MPH Fastball
TERRIBLE
0.9 HR/9
WEAK
0.00 GB/FB Ratio
EXTREME FLYBALLER
ERA/WHIP/FIP

A few general measures of a pitcher's effectiveness.

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5.59 ERA
TERRIBLE
1.52 WHIP
POOR
4.51 FIP
WEAK
BABIP/Strand

Balls in play avg. and % of runners left stranded.

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.334 BABIP
HIGH
63.0% Strand Rate
LOW

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Worst Matchups for Sam Freeman (by OPS against, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Logan Morrison MIA 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.000 5.000
Jose Altuve HOU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Billy Butler KC 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 2.000 2.500
Quintin Berry DET 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
David DeJesus CHI-N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Shane Victorino BOS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Will Venable SD 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Jay Bruce CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Miguel Cabrera DET 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Chris Denorfia SD 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000

Best Matchups for Sam Freeman (by OPS against, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Francisco Rodriguez MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Elian Herrera LA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Adam LaRoche WAS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jarrod Dyson KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Anibal Sanchez DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Andres Torres SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Roger Bernadina WAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Pedro Alvarez PIT 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Yuniesky Betancourt MIL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Garrett Jones PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season.     Jump To:     ▲ Basic Stats      ▲ Split Stats      ▲ Advanced Stats

Sam Freeman: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Freeman (shoulder) is expected to pitch in a game Sunday, MLB.com reports.

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Freeman (shoulder) has been cleared to resume throwing, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Freeman has been diagnosed with an impingement in his left shoulder, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Freeman recently felt soreness in his biceps, similar to the ailment that ended his Arizona Fall League season, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Freeman will likely miss the rest of Arizona Fall League play with mild left bicep tendinitis, MLB.com reports.

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Freeman was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Saturday, the Cardinals' official Twitter page reports.

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The Cardinals optioned Freeman to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday, according to the team's official Twitter page.

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Freeman earned his first hold Saturday, but he gave up two runs in the process.

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