Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/16
Sports Page Atlanta — ... The pitching in this game was attrocious but good ol' Frederick Freeman got back on his power horse. Freddie hasn't been at all bad this season but it was going on over a month and a half since he last went yard and I was starting to wonder what was up. Also one of his homers came against a left hander which is significant because Freddie struggles a little against LHP. This excites me when not much going on in the minors excites me right now. Still no Heyward. ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/17 (The Return of Jason Heyward)
Sports Page Atlanta — ... was back in this game, finally after missing almost a month with an oblique/hip flexor/small pox issue. He walked in the 4th inning and ground out to the right side three times, so I would guess his swing isn't quite back on track, but he is a professional hitter. I am guessing Frederick Freeman was dancing a jig when he saw Heyward's name on the lineup card as he has continued to tear up the Carolina league this month. He has hits in 9 of his last 10 games and is hitting .352 for June. It would be something special if both ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/17 (The Return of Jason Heyward)
Talking Chop — ... was back in this game, finally after missing almost a month with an oblique/hip flexor/small pox issue. He walked in the 4th inning and ground out to the right side three times, so I would guess his swing isn't quite back on track, but he is a professional hitter. I am guessing Frederick Freeman was dancing a jig when he saw Heyward's name on the lineup card as he has continued to tear up the Carolina league this month. He has hits in 9 of his last 10 games and is hitting .352 for June. It would be something special if both of these guys panned out. ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/20
Talking Chop — ... finally broke out of his power slump hitting only his 2nd and 3rd homers of the month. Frederick Freeman continues to pound the baseball raising his OPS each month of the season (.870 this month). Now I want to see Heyward shake the rust off and catch Johnson in HRs. ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/25
Sports Page Atlanta — ... This looks like a good all around game for the Pelicans. The middle order guys of Frederick Freeman, ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/27
Sports Page Atlanta — ... the 3rd   Myrtle Beach 3, Lynchburg 6 F. Freeman 0-2 3 BB J. Heyward 2-5 BB, K C. Johnson 1-3 2B, RBI, BB The good thing about playing in the low minors is your team gets a reset at the halfway point of the season. After an abysmal first half of the season the Pelicans are off to a 2-1 start to the second half of the season. This team has tons of talent with Jason Heyward, Frederick Freeman and Cody Johnson ancoring the lineup. The ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/27
Talking Chop — ... 3, Mississippi 1 - Suspended in the 3rd   Myrtle Beach 3, Lynchburg 6 F. Freeman 0-2 3 BB J. Heyward 2-5 BB, K C. Johnson 1-3 2B, RBI, BB The good thing about playing in the low minors is your team gets a reset at the halfway point of the season. After an abysmal first half of the season the Pelicans are off to a 2-1 start to the second half of the season. This team has tons of talent with Jason Heyward, Frederick Freeman and Cody Johnson ancoring the lineup. The ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 6/29
Talking Chop — ... Well that didn't last long for Kimbrel. After being utterly dominant for nearly 2 months with Rome he came back to Myrtle Beach and had a solid first outing. This was not solid however, giving up his first runs in almost a month. Frederick Freeman just keeps on hitting and ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/1
Talking Chop — ... top pitching prospect. He keeps flashing some of that ability we know is in there somewhere but he is walking too many guys and giving up too many hits. Frederick Freeman and ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/3
Sports Page Atlanta — ... He must have been holding them afloat. Jordan Schafer has fallen off a bit and I wonder if he is still not fully healthy, or just not as good as we thought he was. I didn't know Stephen Marek had been promoted, but after some serious struggles in Mississippi early this season he calmed down a bit in his last few outings. Mississippi 3, West Tenn 4 M. Young 2-4 RBI C. Rodriguez 2-4 RBI No Frederick Freeman or Jason Heyward yet in this game. I am sure we ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/4
Talking Chop — ... up Bobby Brownlie, but the normally good Gwinnett bullpen couldn't hold the lead for him. Barbaro Canizares and Brandon Jones were about the only offense the Braves could muster out of any part of the lineup. Jacksonville 6, Mississippi 8 M. Young 2-4 BB, SB(25) J. Heyward 2-3 3B, RBI, BB F. Freeman 1-3 RBI I find it interesting that the first team Mississippi plays when Jason Heyward and Frederick Freeman get called up is the team that Marlins prospect, ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/4
Sports Page Atlanta — ... the normally good Gwinnett bullpen couldn't hold the lead for him. Barbaro Canizares and Brandon Jones were about the only offense the Braves could muster out of any part of the lineup. Jacksonville 6, Mississippi 8 M. Young 2-4 BB, SB(25) J. Heyward 2-3 3B, RBI, BB F. Freeman 1-3 RBI I find it interesting that the first team Mississippi plays when Jason Heyward and Frederick Freeman get called up is the team that Marlins prospect, ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/6
Talking Chop — ... hasn't hit any homers yet, but he does have 3 XBH in 3 games with Mississippi and hasn't struck out yet. Frederick Freeman hasn't been as good yet, but he hasn't been overmatched either. Their performace so far is a testament to their maturity as hitters. I am just glad to see that they aren't getting beat around like ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/6
Sports Page Atlanta — ... hasn't hit any homers yet, but he does have 3 XBH in 3 games with Mississippi and hasn't struck out yet. Frederick Freeman hasn't been as good yet, but he hasn't been overmatched either. Their performace so far is a testament to their maturity as hitters. I am just glad to see that they aren't getting beat around like ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/8
Sports Page Atlanta — ... pulls in his first hitless game in AA but he has still be on base every game in Mississippi and hasn't struck out yet. Frederick Freeman also just keeps hitting doubles. There was some discussion today in the thread from yesterday about Freeman's power. My two points there were Freeman hit like 3/4 of his homers last year after the break and he has been hitting a bunch of doubles this season which are a good indicator for future power. ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/15
Talking Chop — ... Well Jason Heyward and Frederick Freeman both got it done tonight for Mississippi and Edgar Osuna pitched solidly in his 5 innings. The M- ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/18
Talking Chop — ... and Frederick Freeman both contributed to the offense in this one. Heyward now has a 1.232 OPS in Mississippi and Freeman has 24 doubles between two levels. I don't have much else to say about these guys. Scott Diamond was roughed up for 7 runs in 5.1 innings, most of which came from a 6th inning meltdown that saw him and ...

Atlanta Braves Minor League Recap: 7/22
Sports Page Atlanta — ... and Frederick Freeman just keep on getting it done. Heyward is still hitting right below .400 with a lot of XBH and it looks like Freeman is starting to really get his swing going for Mississippi. Travis Jones keeps flashing this talent stuff, but his July has still been attrocious. All that said I still think he is one of our better middle INF prospects. He just isn't giving me much hope right now. ...

What should the Braves do with Heyward and Freeman
Sports Page Atlanta — ... and Freddie Freeman. After starting the year at hi-A Myrtle Beach, the Braves promoted both of them to double-A Mississippi and they have hardly missed a beat. In fact, Heyward is batting .100 points higher at the higher level against tougher competition. Could he be one of those guys that strangely gets better as he gets closer to the majors because pitchers are more likely to be around the plate at higher levels? ...

The Curious Case of the Adam LaRoche Trade
Sports Page Atlanta — ... My thinking, and the thinking of many fans, is that Kotchman was the bridge to Freddie Freeman, simply a place-holder until the talented young first baseman was ready -- but a pretty decent place-holder. As Baseball American's number-11 top-prospect in all of baseball, Freeman is having a solid year after a mid-season promotion from hi-A to double-A, but most people don't think he'll be ready until 2011, or mid-2010 at the earliest. That leaves a pretty big gap, and the only likely candidate from within the organization to ...

That whole "should the Braves call up Heyward and Freeman question" (again)
Sports Page Atlanta — ... and Freddie Freeman." He says ordinarily the rule of thumb is "don't lose with seniors," which implies that the kids should be called up. But he seems to think they're not ready, stating that they're too young, not far enough removed from high school, and that they just simply don't need to be in the majors yet -- no real substantive reason is given. He just keeps saying they're not ready. ...

Braves in the 2009 Arizona Fall League
Sports Page Atlanta — Here are the Braves farm hands who will be representing Atlanta in the 2009 Arizona Fall League: Jason Heyward, OF:  The top prospect in baseball will be on display in the premier Fall/Winter league for prospects. Coming in as the top prospect, there will be a lot of eyes on him. This will be a good test to see if he can handle the pressure. Freddie Freeman, 1B:  He was put on the disabled list today with an injured wrist, so his status in the AFL is currently in ...

Braves may shut Jason Heyward down for the season
Sports Page Atlanta — ... organization, Freddie Freeman, was put on the disabled list, the Braves may be forced to place the top prospect in baseball on the DL. ...

Braves Starting Pitchers... Who to Trade?
Sports Page Atlanta — ... , and perhaps Freddie Freeman, but if those two are delayed, then our offense might be weaker than it was this year if ...

Atlanta Braves 2009 Minor League Pitchers and Players of the Year
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Not too many surprises here -- maybe Campusano, but there's hardly anyone else at Rome to give it to. Some guys get left out because of promotions and such. Adam Milligan certainly should be listed somewhere, but he didn't stay put long enough at any one level (Still, he should have won it for Rome). Freddie Freeman should also be listed somewhere, but his equal time between hi-A and AA cost him great stats at any one level for a season. ...

Top-5 Off-Season Questions for the Atlanta Braves: #4
Sports Page Atlanta — ... The Braves could use their mystery trade chip to acquire a first baseman, but do they want to trade a lot for a big time first base bat that may become obsolete once Freddie Freeman is ready. That question about Freeman raises some other questions. As I've said about our prospects all day in these top-5 questions, Freeman will also be playing in the Arizona Fall League, and while his time there will be watched just as closely as Heyward or Minor or Kimbrel, he is not expected to be major league ready next year. But will he be ...

Atlanta Braves Players and Prospects in Fall and Winter Leagues
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Gregor Blanco also makes his annual appearance in the VWL, and Martin Prado is listed on the roster of one of the teams, so hopefully he gets to spend some time close to his family while getting some extra work in (I wonder if he'll play right field <<big gasp>>). Of course, the Arizona Fall League starts Tuesday with the elite Braves prospects participating. The Braves top two prospects Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman highlight the position players, along with shortstop ...

Braves 2009 Season in Review: Adam LaRoche
Sports Page Atlanta — ... LaRoche is certainly the kind of first baseman that the Braves need in their lineup. It would be wonderful to call up Freddie Freeman and have him come close to the numbers that LaRoche put up, but let's not rush him and create another ...

Braves Top-5 Minor League Third Basemen
Talking Chop — ... is filled with mostly non prospects, the corner spots are slightly better stocked. First Base of course has Frederick Freeman and a couple of big power guys behind him. Third Base falls somewhere between the talent of First Base and the middle INF positions. Even if they aren't all 'prospects' in the traditional sense, most of the guys here are interesting players with some value going forward. Two guys tied for the top spot in the combined TC rankings: Donell Linares and Jake Hanson.  ...

John Sickels' top-20 Braves prospects
Sports Page Atlanta — Our first Atlanta Braves top prospect list is out from a major prospect guru. This first one from John Sickels, here are his top-20 Braves prospects: Jason Heyward Freddie Freeman Julio Teheran Randall Delgado Craig Kimbrel Mike Minor Christian Bethancourt J.J. Hoover Zeke Spruill David Hale Mycal Jones Brett DeVall Cory Gearrin Adam Milligan Jose ...

Atlanta Braves Winter League Roundup: 10/28
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Frederick Freeman's AFL season can be split into two sets of 4 games apiece so far. In the first 4 games he had 15 AB with just 1 hit and 8K. In the last 4 games he has amassed 8 hits in 16 AB (3 XBH) and only 3K. He has brought his OPS up to .841 and he has an OBP of .389. This comes on the same day that Jim Callis mentioned that some scouts weren't impressed with Freeman so far. This kid is still an elite prospect. ...

Baseball America releases their top-10 Braves prospects
Sports Page Atlanta — We get the second list this off-season of Atlanta Braves prospects, this one from Baseball America: Jason Heyward, of Freddie Freeman, 1b Julio Teheran, rhp Mike Minor, lhp Craig Kimbrel, rhp Christian Bethancourt, c Randall Delgado, rhp Zeke Spruill, rhp Cody Johnson, of Adam Milligan, of Nice list. Unlike John Sickels, who gave us our first list this ...

Scouting Braves First Base Prospect Freddie Freeman
Talking Chop — ESPN's new scout reporter guy, Jason Grey, posted this video and some nice analysis of the Braves second-best prospect, power-hitting first baseman Freddie Freeman: Grey gets Freeman to talk about the injury which hurt his numbers at double-A: "I hurt my wrist and my hand [at the beginning of August], and I'm not even sure how it happened," Freeman said. "I played through it for about 2½ to 3 weeks, and then I couldn't even pick up the ...

Freddie Freeman is interviewed in the AFL
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Braves Schedule Roster Stats Freddie Freeman is interviewed in the AFL Project Prospect was out in the AFL last week and collected a lot of interviews with various prospects. Freeman talks about his injuries and the experience of playing in the AFL. It's a great five and a half minute interview. 1 day ago Gondeee_tiny gondeee 1 comment 0 recs | Story-email Email Printer Print Read More: Frederick Freeman (1B - ATL) , Atlanta Braves Comments Display: [image] where ...