I'm sorry, but anyone pushing Freitas as a big deal doesn't have a strong grasp of the type of players he is. He's not polished enough to stick at catcher long term and his bat isn't strong enough to translate to 1B, plus with Norris in town, he's blocked for years and years in Oakland, at best hoping for another trade/injury.
He's, as they say, a valuable organizational soldier.
My problem with the trade was mainly with Suzuki's awful hitting, didn't think he was worth Freitas
