Current Contract
Minor league contract with the Cardinals.

Became a Cardinal
Traded from the San Diego Padres for center fielder Jim Edmonds in December 2007.

2008 Season
A contender for the PCL Rookie of the Year Award, Freese hit .306 with 26 HRs and 91 RBIs for the Memphis Redbirds. He got really hot in the second half of the season, hitting .360 with 10 home runs in the final 43 games of the season. He finished the season with a line of .306/.361/.550 (BA/OBP/SLG). Freese played and worked on his skills at third base in the Venezuela League in winter ball.

2007 Season
David hit .302/.400/.489 with 17 home runs at the San Diego Padres' High-A affiliate, Lake Elsinore last season where he spent the entire season. He led the team with 128 games played, 152 hits and 69 walks.

Freese ranked 3rd in the California League with 104 runs scored and 69 walks. His 246 total bases were 5th-most in the league.

David was a mid-season and post-season All-Star. Went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs and two RBI as starting third baseman in the All-Star Game. He topped all qualifying third baseman in the California League with a .958 fielding percentage and led the league with 310 total chances and 238 assists.

Career Notes
Freese was selected in the ninth round of the 2006 MLB Draft out of the University of South Alabama after a successful season. Freese led the Jaguars with a .414 batting average, 73 runs batted in, 12 home runs and 99 hits. He was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, a first-team American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA All-American and a second-team Collegiate Baseball All-American.

Player Awards
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2008: #13a
Scout.com Cardinals MiLB Player of the Year 2008
Scout.com Memphis Player of the Year 2008
MadFriars.com Padres Top 60 Prospect 2007 - #10
High-A California League All-Star 2007

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