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Full Name: Ryan Paul Freel Primary Position: OF,CF,RF,2B,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/185 First Game: April 4, 2001
Birthdate: March 8, 1976 MLB Experience: 5 years
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Ryan Paul Freel is a player for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2007 he began the season primarily playing center field, but he can also play both corner outfield positions, second base, and third base.


Farney[]

Freel gained some notoriety in August 2006 when The Dayton Daily News reported that Freel talks to an imaginary voice in his head named Farney. Said Freel: "He's a little guy who lives in my head who talks to me and I talk to him. That little midget in my head said, 'That was a great catch, Ryan,' I said, 'Hey, Farney, I don't know if that was you who really caught that ball, but that was pretty good if it was.' Everybody thinks I talk to myself, so I tell 'em I'm talking to Farney." Freel later said that Farney's name arose from a conversation with Reds trainer Mark Mann: "He actually made a comment like, 'How are the voices in your head?' We'd play around and finally this year he said, 'What's the guy's name?' I said, 'Let's call him Farney.' So now everybody's like, 'Run, Farney, run' or 'Let Farney hit today. You're not hitting very well.'"


Collision[]

On May 28, 2007 Freel was injured in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates when chasing a deep drive to right-center field. Freel and right fielder Norris Hopper collided, resulting in Freel's head and neck hitting Hopper and finally the warning track.

In the collision, Freel sustained a bruises to his head and neck, as well as a suspected concussion.

Freel, worryingly, has estimated that he's had nine or ten concussions in his life. [1]



Most people believe that Ryan Freel's best season was 2004, when he stole 37 bases and hit for a .277 average.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
2001 TOR A 9 22 1 6 0 3 .273 .333 .318 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0
2003 CIN N 43 137 23 39 4 12 .285 .344 .431 6 1 9 13 4 2 9 1 2
2004 CIN N 143 505 74 140 3 28 .277 .375 .368 21 8 67 88 12 8 37 0 7
2005 CIN N 103 369 69 100 4 21 .271 .371 .371 19 3 51 59 8 3 36 0 9
2006 CIN N 132 454 67 123 8 27 .271 .363 .399 30 2 57 98 9 3 37 0 5
2007 CIN N 75 277 44 68 3 16 .245 .308 .347 13 3 18 47 7 2 15 0 4
2008 CIN N 48 131 17 39 0 10 .298 .340 .359 8 0 8 18 1 2 6 0 3
Total NL 544 1873 294 509 22 114 .272 .357 .377 97 17 210 323 41 20 140 1 30
Total AL 9 22 1 6 0 3 .273 .333 .318 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 0
Total 553 1895 295 515 22 117 .272 .357 .376 98 17 211 327 42 20 142 1 30

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
2001 TOR A 2B 7 6 49 11 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .969
2001 TOR A LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 TOR A OF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 CIN N OF 24 22 192 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 CIN N LF 5 3 27.1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 CIN N CF 20 19 164.2 50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 CIN N 3B 2 1 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 CIN N 2B 11 10 76.2 14 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .971
2004 CIN N 3B 56 51 392.1 42 107 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 .925
2004 CIN N 2B 15 10 92.1 25 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 CIN N RF 46 26 265 80 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
2004 CIN N LF 12 12 85.1 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 CIN N OF 89 67 621.2 185 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .985
2004 CIN N CF 42 29 271.1 76 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2005 CIN N OF 51 33 335.1 109 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 CIN N CF 18 10 101.1 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 CIN N 2B 48 48 382.2 91 127 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 .973
2005 CIN N RF 13 6 69.2 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 CIN N LF 25 17 164.1 45 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2005 CIN N 3B 10 8 69 5 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .938
2006 CIN N OF 105 88 802.1 238 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980
2006 CIN N 3B 13 9 86.1 7 25 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2006 CIN N CF 54 44 400 127 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2006 CIN N 2B 13 11 91 23 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .980
2006 CIN N RF 42 41 360.2 101 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .956
2006 CIN N LF 13 3 41.2 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2007 CIN N OF 60 49 446.1 136 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2007 CIN N CF 59 49 444.1 136 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2007 CIN N 3B 19 15 124 17 29 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .958
2007 CIN N 2B 2 1 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2007 CIN N LF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2008 CIN N OF 34 21 208.1 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2008 CIN N CF 23 19 151.2 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2008 CIN N LF 13 2 46.1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2008 CIN N RF 5 0 10.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2008 CIN N 3B 4 4 33 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .889
2008 CIN N 2B 3 1 12 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 99 87 712.2 171 223 9 38 0 0 0 0 0 .978
Total LF 70 37 368 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 104 88 714.2 75 192 17 19 0 0 0 0 0 .940
Total OF 364 280 2607 781 33 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total CF 216 170 1533.1 475 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .994
Total RF 106 73 705.2 208 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .969

Transactions[]

  • Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 14th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1994).
  • Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1995 - signed June 12, 1995).
  • Granted free agency (October 19, 2001).
  • Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (November 8, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (October 15, 2002).
  • Signed by Cincinnati Reds (November 18, 2002).

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