2015 Will Be a Telling Year for Freese

[Revad]

A contract year and one in which, unless Beckham returns, it looks like the utility IF (Featherson most likely) will come in for defensive reasons at 2nd base. I wish Freese a monster year and good health.

.275/360/450 is what I'm guessing. Thoughts?

[ten ocho recon scout]

We can hope those are his numbers. Hes capable of doing it...i wouldnt place too high of a bet though

[Richard]

He seems to be a hitter who goes through the year in peaks and valleys. Hoping his 2nd year in the AL will provide a bit more consistency and an improved slugging. 

[Docwaukee]

first 35 games of 2014

 

.203 avg/.536 ops 5 xbh

 

the next 99 games

 

.281/.768

 

I'd take the latter all day long.  

[Angelsjunky]

2013: 138 games, .262/.340/.381

2014: 134 games, .260/.321/.383

 

That's amazingly consistent. Why would we expect anything different in 2015 at age 32?

[Erstad Grit]

Reading so many posters here last off season predict 20 hr was so strange. He is what he is. Slightly above average starting 3b.

[laagamer]

.265/.310/.420

 

If we're lucky. 

Edited January 3, 2015 by laagamer

[tdawg87]

A .450 SLG would be a miracle.

[Docwaukee]

2013: 138 games, .262/.340/.381

2014: 134 games, .260/.321/.383

 

That's amazingly consistent. Why would we expect anything different in 2015 at age 32?

this is angelswin

 

where hope springs eternal until you suck that one time.   

[Vegas Halo Fan]

this is angelswin

 

where hope springs eternal until you suck that one time.   

 

I remember some people wanting him benched during the first week of the season.

[Richard]

I remember some people wanting him benched during the first week of the season.

 

"BRING BACK BURGESS"

[eligrba]

He played defensively like he sat on a bench.

[CaliAngel]

Yeah as much as I hope he picks it up offensively I hope he also picks it up defensively.

 

There were too many plays that a guy at his level shouldn't be messing up.

[wopphil]

first 35 games of 2014

.203 avg/.536 ops 5 xbh

the next 99 games

.281/.768

I'd take the latter all day long.

In today's game, with such diminished offense, a .768 OPS from a third baseman (playing half his games in Anaheim, no less) would be huge. With just average defense (something Freese unfortunately doesn't provide), that would make for a 5-WAR player.

[Troll Daddy]

I wish him the best next season. I get the feeling Dipoto & co. are hoping they can turn Green into a serviceable 3rd base man.

[stevestevens]

I expect the same as last year. My hope is a slight improvement.

What i can predict is that next year my kids will continue to ask why it looks like he is always about to cry.

[Second Base]

I think what a lot of people are forgetting is that Freese was still playing with a hurt back for the first half of the year.  Granted, it wasn't debilitating, but we saw that his decline in numbers with the Cardinals were real and that this ailment was absolutely a contributing factor.  

 

We saw in the second half of the year what he's capable of doing when he feels good.  I can't predict whether or not he'll remain uninjured or if this issue with the back will flare up again, but if he's healthy, now that he's adjusted to the AL and the Angels, I could see average defense and .275/.350 with 25 DB's and 15 HR's.

[arch stanton]

I don't think we'll see him slug much higher than .420 but if he can get the OPB up around .350 he's doing a solid job offensively.

[Docwaukee]

I'd love to see Green turn into a serviceable 3bman.  I think if the halos thought that was in the cards they would have moved forward differently. 

[Second Base]

It's lonely being on the Grant Green bandwagon, but I think he'll eventually be a decent defender somewhere. He has the arm, glove, frame, instincts (only at SS) and range (fringe at SS) to be a good defender. He just needs experience. I don't think he can be a good utility infielder because he'd be bad at every spot besides SS, where he'd be fringe.

The best thing the Angels could do right now is to stick him at one spot and tell him to stay there and learn it.

[Angel Oracle]

They've been uncertain about how to use Green ever since August 2013. Will that ever change?

[DMVol]

I'd love to see Green turn into a serviceable 3bman.  I think if the halos thought that was in the cards they would have moved forward differently. 

Never understood trading for Freese...I thought giving Green a shot at 3b made a lot of sense...obviously DiPoto and staff disagreed....

[Docwaukee]

They've been uncertain about how to use Green ever since August 2013. Will that ever change?

it's been an issue since the guy came up.  

 

He's a serviceable SS and has always been.  Serviceable meaning he'd probably rate out below average over time.  

 

And the theory is generally that if you can be a decent SS, you'd probably be an even better 2b or 3bman.  

 

In Green's case, this hasn't panned out and I think it's because he's played so much SS over the years he got ok at it whereas his natural defensive ability isn't that great.  So, as Scotty said, stick him at either 2b or 3b, but not all over the place.  I'd prefer 3rd if he's got some aptitude for it.  Even if he starts the year in AAA.  

[ELEVEN]

Wouldn't Green be playing 3B in the AFL if that was in the cards?