Pitch-by-Pitch Look at Freddie Freeman
PROSPECT WE’RE WATCHING – Freddie Freeman (1b, Braves) and Aroldis Chapman (LHP, Reds)
SCREENSHOT
A quick note on video structure…videos are edited to include only key and legitimate prospects. Time between pitches and between innings are edited out. Some commercials are left in out of respect for the companies that purchase ad buys.
I use time markers for when a particular hitter comes up to bat or a certain pitcher enters the game so you don’t have to shuffle through the video looking for key players. Games are edited so you can scout and evaluate a prospect in the most convenient and quickest way possible.
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This article looks at Freddie Freeman across two games, including his performance against Reds prospect Aroldis Chapman. Though it was only nine or so ABs, I came away impressed by what I saw.
Freeman demonstrated good plate discipline, laying off most of the various breaking balls he saw early in the count. He also showed a good understanding of the strike zone by not offering on close pitches that were just out of the strike zone. Despite all of this, Freeman is an aggressive hitter as he’ll often go after the first good strike he gets.
Freeman has a…
