David Freitas

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 250lb (188cm, 113kg)

Born: March 18, 1989 in Wilton, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 15th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI).

High School: Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)

School: University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI)

Debut: August 30, 2017 (Age 28-165d, 21,520th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2022 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2022): 1.026 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: PSI Sports Management

Full Name: David Joseph Freitas

Pronunciation: \FRAY-tuss\

Twitter: @davidfreitas23

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

125

.200

RBI

OBP

.268

SLG

.288

OPS

.556

OPS+

5/9 It was a relatively quiet offseason by Yankees standards….apart from arguably the winter’s biggest trade. Major League Signings Anthony Rizzo, 1B: Two years, $32MM (Rizzo can opt out after
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2022 Spring Training

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Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2010	21	WSN-min	A-	62	261	218	32	67	19	0	4	40	2	0	34	47	.307	.408	.450	.857		98	5	5	1	3	0		VMT · NYPL
2011	22	WSN-min	A	123	516	427	67	123	30	0	13	73	2	1	82	87	.288	.409	.450	.859		192	17	6	0	1	1		HGR · SALL
2012	23	WSN-OAK-min	A+,AA	98	395	336	49	95	28	0	7	57	0	0	45	67	.283	.377	.429	.806		144	11	9	0	5	1		POT,MDL · CARL,TL
2013	24	OAK-min	AA,AAA	90	356	321	47	74	14	0	10	30	0	0	31	53	.231	.306	.368	.674		118	11	4	0	0	0		MDL,SAC · TL,PCL
2014	25	BAL-min	AA,AAA	61	218	190	24	50	12	0	6	29	0	0	25	27	.263	.350	.421	.771		80	7	1	1	1	0		BOW,NFK · EL,IL
2015	26	BAL-min	AA,AAA	75	289	261	29	63	14	0	8	33	1	0	17	37	.241	.299	.387	.686		101	8	6	1	4	0		BOW,NFK · EL,IL
2016	27	CHC-min	AA,AAA	91	365	332	44	98	27	1	6	53	3	0	28	67	.295	.349	.437	.786		145	13	1	1	3	0		KNX,IWA · SOUL,PCL
2017	28	ATL-min	AAA	72	269	236	28	62	13	0	3	21	0	0	25	35	.263	.338	.356	.694		84	10	4	0	4	0		GWI · IL
2017	28	ATL	NL	6	17	17	2	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	.235	.235	.353	.588	51	6	1	0	0	0	0	/2
2018	29	SEA-min	AAA	39	166	146	15	51	12	1	4	23	0	0	17	27	.349	.428	.527	.955		77	4	3	0	0	1		TAC · PCL
2018	29	SEA	AL	36	106	93	9	20	6	0	1	5	0	0	8	25	.215	.277	.312	.589	66	29	2	0	1	0	0	2/3H
2019	30	MIL-SEA-min	AAA	91	382	328	55	125	23	0	12	81	0	1	47	55	.381	.461	.561	1.022		184	19	4	0	3	2		SAN,TAC · PCL
2019	30	TOT	MLB	17	20	15	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	.067	.250	.067	.317	-9	1	1	0	0	1	0	H/2
2019	30	SEA	AL	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	-21	0	0	0	0	1	0	/2
2019	30	MIL	NL	16	16	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.077	.250	.077	.327	-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	H
2021	32	TBR-min	AAA,Rk	20	82	66	15	14	1	0	3	8	1	0	13	14	.212	.341	.364	.705		24	1	1	0	2	0		DHM,DVS · AAAE,FCL
2022	33	NYY-min	AAA	18	69	62	5	13	2	0	1	4	0	0	6	13	.210	.279	.290	.570		18	3	0	0	0	0		SWB · IL
3 Yrs				59	143	125	13	25	8	0	1	8	0	0	12	34	.200	.268	.288	.556	54	36	4	0	1	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	393	343	36	69	22	0	3	22	0	0	33	93	.200	.268	.288	.556	54	99	11	0	3	3	0

SEA (2 yrs)				37	110	95	10	20	6	0	1	6	0	0	9	25	.211	.276	.305	.581	64	29	2	0	1	1	0
ATL (1 yr)				6	17	17	2	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	.235	.235	.353	.588	51	6	1	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				16	16	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.077	.250	.077	.327	-8	1	1	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				37	110	95	10	20	6	0	1	6	0	0	9	25	.211	.276	.305	.581	64	29	2	0	1	1	0
NL (2 yrs)				22	33	30	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	.167	.242	.233	.476	26	7	2	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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