David Freese has become a household name in recent weeks, earning NLCS and World Series MVP honors during the St. Louis Cardinals' championship run. But what if Freese played in Boston? During the 2006 MLB draft, it almost became a reality. Jason McLeod, the former director of amateur scouting for the Red Sox, told the Padres blog, Inside the Padres, that he attempted to sign Freese while the infielder was a fifth-year senior at the University of South Alabama in 2006. However, as WEEI.com's Paul Flannery points out, South Alabama made the College World Series regional playoffs, which extended its...
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