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.

2007 Season Notes
He hit .302/.400/.489 with 17 home runs at the San Diego Padres' High-A affiliate, Lake Elsinore last season.

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
MadFriars.com Padres Top 60 Prospect 2007 - #10
High-A California League All-Star 2007