Follow the Prospects: David Freitas, C

[sportsfan882]

Freitas goes 1/1 with a Double, RBI, Run, Walk in the Carolina League All-Star game

[imref]

He's a nice insurance policy should ramos struggle next year, otherwise a heck of a trade chip.

[welch]

He's a nice insurance policy should ramos struggle next year, otherwise a heck of a trade chip.

As Casey Stengel said, "You can't have too many catchers". [Actually, I made that up. But the Yankees had Yogi Berra and Elston Howard several years]

(Davey probably said that to Randy Knorr when Flores got his fingers mashed by a foul ball last week.)

Honestly, and sadly, I'm not predicting when, or if, Wilson Ramos makes it all the way back. Big guy, ugly injury to a joint that has to bend all the time. For now, and six months from now, it's Flores + Solanno + Leon + ??? in line.

[sportsfan882]

2 HRs and 5 RBIs last night for Freitas.

Pop is down this year but his overall line is respectable for a catcher. .284/.389/.428 (.817 OPS)

[Terpfan76]

2 HRs and 5 RBIs last night for Freitas.

Pop is down this year but his overall line is respectable for a catcher. .284/.389/.428 (.817 OPS)

I really like him. What kind of future do you think he has? When I saw him last year when Zim played in Hagerstown he really seemed to have a good grasp of how to call a game and handle a pitcher. If I'm not mistaken, AJ Cole pitched that game too and Harper got HBP in his first AB.

[Lintyfresh85]

I really like him. What kind of future do you think he has? When I saw him last year when Zim played in Hagerstown he really seemed to have a good grasp of how to call a game and handle a pitcher. If I'm not mistaken, AJ Cole pitched that game too and Harper got HBP in his first AB.

Weird.. really?

I heard he was pretty terrible behind the plate.

Hope that was just a rogue scout's opinion.

[Terpfan76]

Weird.. really?

I heard he was pretty terrible behind the plate.

Hope that was just a rogue scout's opinion.

It was the only time I saw him play. I don't know what his catching fundamentals are like or anything like that, but he seemed to keep Cole calm. Who knows, one game does not a career make

[hammondsnats]

Having a good year, would like to see him in AA at some point.

.284/.389/.424, 5 HR, 41 RBI, 18 2B, 35 BB/44 K

[Lintyfresh85]

Well he has to go through a position change soon... So that could slow down his development time.

[aspenbubba]

Having a good year, would like to see him in AA at some point.

.284/.389/.424, 5 HR, 41 RBI, 18 2B, 35 BB/44 K

Could be promoted now that Leon is being called up.

[hammondsnats]

Well he has to go through a position change soon... So that could slow down his development time.

?

[Lintyfresh85]

All scouting reports are that he can't stay behind the plate as he's a very bad catcher.

Saw on Nats Prospects that they thought Potomac would be the last level he'd catch at.

[hammondsnats]

i heard he made good strides in the last year. 

[Lintyfresh85]

The report that he was going to stop catching was from last week.

[hammondsnats]

The report that he was going to stop catching was from last week.

interesting.  i wonder with leon going up to the big league club if he gets bumped to AA.  i haven't seen him play in person so i don't know.

[Salamander Man]

Hes been traded for Kurt Suzuki.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/08/nationals-acquire-kurt-suzuki.html