Ryan Freel Upset With Dusty Baker
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| BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 4/29/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag] |
Ryan Freel has become a bit player for the Reds, seeing most of his time as a defensive replacement or pinch hitter. Why is this? Apparently because of a conversation he allegedly had with Dusty Baker in which he said he wasn't comfortable playing every day. Trouble is, Freel doesn't recall ever having this conversation. From John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer : "It would have stunned a lot ...
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Reds Insider: Freel’s frustrated, really frustrated
Published 4/29/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... of something Freel said led to some of the moves the Reds made—like bringing in Corey Patterson to play center field and leadoff. “I talked to Wayne (Krivsky) to tell him I didn’t say that,” Freel said. “I would never in a million years say that. They gave me a two-year ($7 million) deal. I don’t think it was to do this. It’s frustrating. I can’t explain it. There’s a lot going on. It’s a shame that I had to address it like this. I didn’t want to get the media involved.” Thanks to Fanhouse .
