Alex Freeland
#76 SS · Dodgers
Height
5'11"
Weight
200 lbs
Age
24
College
N/A
Experience
1 yrs
Bats/Throws
B/R
C
B+
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Career StatsC
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 57 | 0.21084337 | 3 | 12 | 0.6035756 | 1 | 35 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
AAV
$780K/yr
Performance Analysis
C
FCA+
Alex Freeland grades as a solid performer among MLB shortstops, earning a B- Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.190 batting average and a 0.602 OPS (well below the league average of .720) this season. With 2 home runs and 6 RBI through 29 games (a 11-HR, 34-RBI pace over a full season), he brings limited power to the lineup. As a rookie at 24, Alex is a key contributor for the Dodgers. With only 29 games on record, this grade carries a smaller sample size caveat.
Fan & Media Sentiment
B+
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Alex Freeland is generating genuine momentum in the court of public opinion, and at 24 years old in his rookie season, the positive narrative around him feels earned rather than manufactured. The driving force behind that goodwill is a compelling underdog arc: Freeland won the starting shortstop job over a hyped prospect in Hyeseong Kim, hit his first home run of the season, and did it all while publicly absorbing the spring training criticism rather than wilting under it — beat writers have taken particular notice of his mental composure, framing him as someone who plays through noise instead of getting consumed by it. The honest caveat here is that his on-field production grades out at a C, meaning the sentiment is running ahead of the performance — the story is resonating more than the underlying numbers justify, which is common for rookies who win positional battles but haven't yet delivered consistent output. The Dodgers optioning Kim to make Freeland's roster spot official gave the narrative a definitive punctuation mark, and the franchise's broader activity — adding Blake Snell and continuing to reload — signals that Freeland is expected to hold his own in a serious contender's lineup without a safety net underneath him. The current narrative sits in a constructive but fragile place: Freeland is earning respect through grit and early flashes, the fanbase and media are invested in watching him turn a temporary role into something permanent, and his recent contributions in a rout of the Astros have only added fuel to the belief that he belongs.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 5/6 | @ HOU | W 12-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wed, 5/6 | @ HOU | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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About this player
Alex Freeland is a player on a rookie-scale contract listed at SS for the Dodgers. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Alex Freeland: Contract Value Index pending, Performance C, Sentiment B+, Fan Verdict pending.
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