2018 Stats
AVG
.296
HR
11
RBI
51
R
38
SB
0
2019 Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
There were questions aplenty surrounding Freese heading into 2018. Would Jung Ho Kang return to third-base duties during the season? Would Colin Moran force Freese into a strict platoon role? As it turned out, Freese got more playing time than expected, but it still wasn't much by his standards. He logged his fewest plate appearances since 2010, though he actually found a good amount of success in his limited role. The 35-year-old slashed .282/.336/.444 with nine homers and 42 RBI with Pittsburgh before being dealt to the Dodgers in late August. He then went 15-for-39 with two homers and nine RBI in a platoon role for Los Angeles. The Dodgers exercised their option on Freese in the offseason, so he will return to short-side platoon duty in 2019. He still crushes lefties, but the limited playing time takes him out of the mixed-league discussion to start the season. Read Past Outlooks

Inks one-year deal with Dodgers
Freese agreed to a one-year contract with Los Angeles on Thursday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
The Dodgers elected to keep Freese on the roster for the 2019 season: they bought him out for $500,000 and then agreed to a one year, $4.5 million deal. The 35-year-old third baseman went 8-for-22 with a double, a triple, two home runs and six RBI over 14 postseason games in 2018.
The Dodgers elected to keep Freese on the roster for the 2019 season: they bought him out for $500,000 and then agreed to a one year, $4.5 million deal. The 35-year-old third baseman went 8-for-22 with a double, a triple, two home runs and six RBI over 14 postseason games in 2018.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2016
+23%
OPS vs LHP
2018
+11%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2016vs Left | .888 | 389 | 12 | 51 | .321 | ||||
Since 2016vs Right | .722 | 918 | 22 | 107 | .254 | ||||
2018vs Left | .876 | 155 | 5 | 21 | .321 | ||||
2018vs Right | .786 | 157 | 6 | 30 | .273 | ||||
2017vs Left | .839 | 129 | 3 | 15 | .308 | ||||
2017vs Right | .704 | 374 | 7 | 37 | .248 | ||||
2016vs Left | .963 | 105 | 4 | 15 | .337 | ||||
2016vs Right | .710 | 387 | 9 | 40 | .252 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2016
+4%
OPS at Home
2018
+1%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2016Home | .786 | 652 | 16 | 83 | .280 | ||||
Since 2016Away | .756 | 655 | 18 | 75 | .268 | ||||
2018Home | .824 | 157 | 4 | 26 | .284 | ||||
2018Away | .835 | 155 | 7 | 25 | .308 | ||||
2017Home | .785 | 248 | 7 | 31 | .271 | ||||
2017Away | .694 | 255 | 3 | 21 | .255 | ||||
2016Home | .763 | 247 | 5 | 26 | .285 | ||||
2016Away | .764 | 245 | 8 | 29 | .255 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does David Freese compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances). The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
BB/K
0.33BB Rate
7.7%K Rate
23.1%BABIP
.360ISO
.175AVG
.296OBP
.359SLG
.471OPS
.830Advanced Batting Stats
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With Jung Ho Kang in South Korea all season after being denied a work visa, Freese was the Pirates' regular third baseman, save for an April visit to the disabled list with a sore hamstring. Apparently, he never received the memo about launch angle as Freese continued to carry one of the lowest flyball rates in the league. That's fine when you're Willie Mays Hayes, but Freese consistently sports a HR/FB above league average, even while playing in power-depressing venues his whole career. The past season followed the same pattern as the journeyman third baseman recorded a 14.1 percent HR/FB while hitting a flyball only 22.6 percent of the time, resulting in just 10 homers. Kang's 2018 situation still unclear, but the newly-acquired Colin Moran could cut into Freese's playing time. Even if Freese remains the primary starter, expect pedestrian homers with a useful average, a package best suited for NL-only formats.
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Deadline for option pushed back
Freese and the Dodgers agreed to extend the deadline on his option until Friday, Jon Heyman of Fancred reports.
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Leading off in Game 6
Freese will bat atop the Dodgers' order and start at first base for Game 6 of the NLCS against Milwaukee on Friday.
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Will start at first base Friday
Manager Dave Roberts stated that Freese will start Game 1 of the NLCS against Milwaukee on Friday at first base, J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
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Picks up two hits
Freese went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored against San Francisco on Sunday.
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Connects for 11th homer
Freese batted third and went 3-for-4 with a home run and a pair of RBI in Monday's 7-4 win over Arizona.
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