Former Jaguar Freese hot prospect for Cards
Minor leaguer to play in South Alabama's Alumni Game today
Saturday, February 09, 2008 By KIM SHUGART
Sports Reporter
David Freese was one of the best hitters in South Alabama baseball history during the two years he wore a Jaguars uniform and is now proving himself on the professional level. The former USA third baseman is expected to open the 2008 season with the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, after spending the first two years of his pro career in the San Diego Padres' organization.
"It's going to be nice to be closer to home," said Freese, a Missouri native back in Mobile to participate in today's USA Alumni Game at Stanky Field. "I think my parents are more pumped up about it than I am."
Freese was traded to the Cardinals in December in a deal that sent St. Louis center fielder Jim Edmonds to San Diego.
"It's a great opportunity for me," said Freese. "I talked to the Cardinals farm director and they've invited me to the big league camp. Depending on how spring practice goes, they're thinking of putting me in Memphis. We'll just have to see."
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