Freddie Freeman ETA...when will he come up? What to expect from him right away? Will he be more of...

Freddie Freeman ETA...when will he come up? What to expect from him right away? Will he be more of a power hitter or a contact/average hitter? What do you expect him to hit (batting order) in 5 years?

My friend emailed me this question so i thought i'd get your opinion

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i think

he will be James Loney with a bit more pop.

think:

.300 hitter with around 10-15 HR and 90-100 RBI.

by apoxonbothyourhouses on Jul 21, 2010 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

10-15 seems a bit low even for freeman. The guy has hit more than that at two different levels now all at very young age relative to league. 20-25 seems more likely to me.

by yondaime4 on Jul 28, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Freddie Freeman ETA…when will he come up?

April of ’11.

What to expect from him right away?

I’ll go .280/.320/.450.

Will he be more of a power hitter or a contact/average hitter?

He’s a really good hitter and has some pop. His approach is holding him back at this point. I’d say more of a contact guy, but I’m with yondaime4, 20-25 homers and lots of doubles.

What do you expect him to hit (batting order) in 5 years?

Fifth or sixth. He has the tools to hit in the middle of the order, but like I said, his approach is holding him back.

Beyond the Box Score / Capitol Avenue Club / shwitter: @CapitolAvenue

by PWHjort on Aug 2, 2010 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

what is it specifically about his approach that’s holding him back

by JFP on Aug 2, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Swinging at too many bat pitches.

Beyond the Box Score / Capitol Avenue Club / shwitter: @CapitolAvenue

by PWHjort on Aug 2, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Also, not necessarily always ‘bad’ pitches, but he rarely waits for his pitch and often swings at pitchers’ pitches.

Beyond the Box Score / Capitol Avenue Club / shwitter: @CapitolAvenue

by PWHjort on Aug 2, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

so if he can be as successful as he has with that bad approach, how much more successful can he be with a good or even decent approach? Would that take him from Overbay type production to Morneau type production. I have only seen him in Spring Training games, so don’t have a good read on his approach like you. I’ve seen you say this at your blog so I’m just curious.

I would expect him to struggle more at AAA with a bad approach. Are his contact skills just so good that he makes up for it?

by JFP on Aug 2, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions