Nate Freiman First Base

     
 

Born: December 31, 1986
Washington, DC
Height: 6-8
Weight: 255
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 8th round, 2009 by SD
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (May 2016)
College: Duke
High School: Wellesley (MA)

 Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Contract expired (Nov. 2016)

 

Scouting Report: Tall first baseman with decent power. Doesn't strike out a ton but has struggled tremendously to hit right-handed pitching at the major league level. Solid against lefties. Servicable glove at first base, not viable at other positions. A non-factor on the bases.
 

  
   
  Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  2009 Duke NCAA Coll --- 22 59 219 47 77 15 1 20 62 154 36 28 3 2 0.352 0.470 0.703 1.173
  2009 Eugene Norw A- SD 22 72 289 36 85 22 0 11 68 140 30 55 2 0 0.294 0.364 0.484 0.849
  2010 Fort Wayne Mid A SD 23 136 523 83 154 43 0 14 84 239 58 117 0 0 0.294 0.369 0.457 0.826
  2011 Lake Elsinore Cal A+ SD 24 138 548 81 158 35 4 22 111 267 50 93 6 1 0.288 0.354 0.487 0.842
  2012 San Antonio Tex AA SD 25 137 516 80 154 31 1 24 105 259 49 95 0 2 0.298 0.370 0.502 0.872
  2013 Oakland AL MLB Oak 26 80 190 10 52 8 1 4 24 74 14 31 0 0 0.274 0.327 0.389 0.716
  2014 Beloit Mid A Oak 27 2 9 2 4 2 0 1 2 9 0 4 0 0 0.444 0.444 1.000 1.444
  2014 Sacramento PCL AAA Oak 27 80 310 48 88 22 1 15 74 157 40 73 0 0 0.284 0.371 0.506 0.877
  2014 Oakland AL MLB Oak 27 36 87 12 19 5 0 5 15 39 5 23 0 0 0.218 0.269 0.448 0.717
  2015 Nashville PCL AAA Oak 28 79 277 20 61 14 1 4 31 89 21 51 1 0 0.220 0.279 0.321 0.600
  2016 Long Island Atl Ind --- 29 6 21 5 8 1 0 2 4 15 2 6 0 0 0.381 0.458 0.714 1.173
  2016 Syracuse IL AAA Was 29 8 26 3 4 1 1 0 1 7 0 10 0 0 0.154 0.154 0.269 0.423
  2016 Portland East AA Bos 29 90 311 39 86 17 2 11 60 140 43 68 0 2 0.277 0.373 0.450 0.823
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: Fry-Man
First Pro Contract: June 15, 2009 (SD)
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: June 20, 2009 (Eugene)
 Added to 40-man: March 13, 2013 (Oakland)
MLB Debut: April 3, 2013 (Oakland)
     
  Awards
Northwest League Player of the Week (August 17-24, 2009)
2010 Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star
2011 California League Post-Season All-Star
2012 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star
2012 Texas League Post-Season All-Star
American League Rookie of the Month (May 2013)		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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