Freel believes he was forced on the DL after repeatedly saying he was fine after being hit in the head. After all it was a pickoff throw that hit him. Freel could help a lot of teams right now and he only cost $4 million. It will be interesting to see what they do with Freel.Ryan Freel stopped just short of asking for a trade Tuesday as he sounded off on his lack of playing time and the Orioles' handling of his injury.
"I still believe in change. I don't think I fit here," Freel said. "I know it's really ... hurting my career as far as getting a job next year." Surprisingly, president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail agreed, saying Freel was "blindsided" by the team's medical staff and that he has a right to feel like he deserves more playing time.