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Originally Posted by Brent Williams
Freeman also played at Tirner field which is a horrible hitter park if I'm not mistaken???? Bring him in where he can hit at wrigley and in Cinncy more then he might get you 20-25 home runs
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It's not as bad as its reputation - it's not a hitters park but it's probably a fair stadium.
Everyone used that as an excuse for Heyward's poor HR numbers as well but when you do the park overlay, the dimensions are extremely similar to Busch.
He's just not a guy with a lot of loft in his swing. He hits balls hard, but he also isn't a 'wait for a pitch and pull it' guy. He's a guy that will expand his strike zone a bit and just look for a pitch to stroke somewhere.
Really, he's a lot like Holliday was 3 years ago. He'll hit some HRs, but they're liners that just get over the wall. I don't expect he'll ever be a prolific HR hitter. He'll simply be a professional run producer.