Ryan Freel

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

Ryan Freel

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