Max Fried

Max Fried
Atlanta Braves – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1994-01-18) January 18, 1994
Santa Monica, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 8, 2017, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through September 30, 2018)
Win–loss record 2–5
Earned run average 3.32
Strikeouts 66
Teams
Medals
Representing  United States
Maccabiah Games
2009 Israel Junior baseball

Max Dorian Fried (born January 18, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round, seventh overall, in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut in August 2017.

Early life

Fried was born and grew up in Santa Monica, California, the middle son of Carrie and Jonathan Fried, and is Jewish.[1][2][3][4] He attended synagogue on High Holidays, and had a bar mitzvah.[4] His younger brother Jake, also a pitcher, attends the University of Arizona.[5][6]

High school

For high school Fried first attended Montclair College Preparatory School, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, where he played baseball, football, and basketball.[3] In 2009, he was a member of the gold medal-winning 2009 Maccabiah Games Team USA Juniors baseball team.[7] As a high school sophomore, he was 10-3 with a 1.81 earned run average (ERA), while batting .446 with four home runs and 40 RBIs, and was named the Olympic League MVP and to the All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division V first team.[8][9][10] In his junior year he was 7-3 with a 1.31 ERA, with 100 strikeouts in 69 innings, as he also played outfield and batted .360 with four home runs and 30 RBIs.[11][12] He was named the 2011 So Cal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Male High School Athlete of The Year.[9]

After Montclair Prep cut its baseball team and other extracurricular activities subsequent to his junior year, he transferred to the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, where he wore uniform # 32 in honor of Sandy Koufax.[7] In his senior year in 2012 Fried was 8-2 with a 2.02 ERA, and 105 strikeouts in 66 innings.[13][14] He was a 2012 Rawlings-Perfect Game 1st Team All-American.[15]

Draft and minor leagues

San Diego Padres

Fried was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round at number 7 overall in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[16] Baseball America rated him the top left-hander available in the draft, high school or college.[17] Though Fried had committed to the UCLA Bruins baseball team, he chose instead to sign with the Padres for $3 million.[1][18]

Fried made his professional debut for the Arizona League Padres in 2012 and spent the whole season there, going 0-1 with a 3.57 ERA in 17.2 innings pitched. He played for the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2013 where he compiled a 6-7 record and 3.49 ERA in 23 starts. At the end of the year, Fried was ranked the 43rd-best prospect in the minors by MLBPipeline.[19] He was also named an MiLB.com Padres Organization All Star, and Baseball America ranked his curveball as the best in the Padres' minor league system.[20][21]

In 2014, he was ranked the Padres' top pitching prospect, and their No. 2 prospect overall, by MLB.com.[20] Fried was also ranked 53rd in Baseball America’s 2014 pre-season rankings.[22] He was injured for much of the year and did not make his season debut until July. The next month, on August 20, 2014, Fried underwent Tommy John surgery; he missed the remainder of the 2014 season.[19]

Atlanta Braves

On December 19, 2014, the Padres traded Fried, Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, and Mallex Smith to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Justin Upton and Aaron Northcraft.[23] Fried missed the entire 2015 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.[19]

He returned to action on April 9, 2016, for the Rome Braves.[24] He spent all of 2016 with Rome, pitching to an 8-7 record and 3.93 ERA in 21 games (20 starts). Fried ended the season ranked by Baseball America as the 6th-best prospect in the South Atlantic League.[25] His fastball, clocked at 93-94 mph, reached 96-97 mph in the second half of the season.[26] The Braves added Fried to their 40-man roster after the season.[27]

He was invited to spring training for the first time at the start of the 2017 season.[28] Fried began the season at the Class AA level with the Mississippi Braves.[29][30] He was ranked as the Braves' No. 8 prospect overall by MLB.com.[31] He was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 30, 2017.[32] In July 2017, MLB.com ranked him the #89 prospect in minor league baseball.[33]

Major leagues

Fried was called up to the Atlanta Braves on August 5, 2017.[34][35] He was called up straight from Class Double-A to the big leagues, without pitching in Triple-A.[36] He debuted on August 8, throwing two scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies,[37] displaying what David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called "a devastating curveball".[38] Two weeks later, Fried returned to the minor leagues, joining the AAA Gwinnett Braves.[39] In 26 innings pitched for the Braves for the season, he was 1-1 with a 3.81 ERA.[40]

At the end of the 2017 season, Fried joined the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, for whom he was named league Player of the Week on October 31.[41][42] He led the league with 32 strikeouts in 26 innings (3rd in the league), and was 3-1 with a 1.73 ERA (6th in the league) in six starts.[43][44] He ranked first among starters with a .163 opponents’ average, was second in fewest-baserunners-allowed-per-nine-innings (7.96), and was named to the AFL’s Top Prospects Team.[43] Baseball America rated him # 3 on the AFL Hot Sheet.[45] In December, Braves manager Brian Snitker said that he might look at Fried, Lucas Sims, or another pitcher as the team's fifth starter in 2018.[46]

Fried began the 2018 season with the Mississippi Braves. After one game, he joined the Gwinnett Stripers.[47] He was called up to Atlanta in April.[48] In 33.2 innings pitched for the Braves in the 2018 regular season, he was 1-4 with 44 strikeouts and a 2.94 ERA.[49]

Fried throws a 94-96 mph fastball, two types of a "plus" curveball (which he patterned after that of Sandy Koufax), and a change-up.[22][50]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sondheimer, Eric (June 5, 2012). "Fried and Giolito are first-round selections". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Max Fried Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  3. 1 2 "Field of Dreams; Catching up with Max Fried, first round draft pick of the San Diego Padres … on the Encino pitcher's mound where it all began". Ventura Blvd Magazine. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  4. 1 2 Max Fried's Birthright From Israel to SunTrust Park | Atlanta Jewish Times
  5. ↑ Eric Sondheimer (January 30, 2015). "Pitcher Jake Fried ...," Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Trailblazers in College," sierracanyonathletics.com.
  7. 1 2 Oster, Marcy (2012-06-05). "Max Fried, 18, drafted by Padres". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  8. ↑ "Max Fried's (Van Nuys, CA) Baseball Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  9. 1 2 "Max Fried; 2011 Male High School Athlete of The Year". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  10. ↑ Gerry Gittelson (March 4, 2011). "High School Baseball: All-Daily News preseason team". Daily News. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  11. ↑ Gerry Gittelson (2011-08-20). "Top Baseball Pitcher Transfers to Harvard-Westlake". North Hollywood, CA Patch. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  12. ↑ "Baseball star joins senior class". The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  13. ↑ Matt Rembsberg (2012-04-04). "Dream rotation of Lucas Giolito and Max Fried thrown a changeup". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  14. ↑ Sean Ceglinsky (2012-06-06). "Max Fried celebrates his high pick in MLB Draft". MaxPreps. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  15. ↑ "Max Fried - Player Profile". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  16. ↑ Brock, Corey (June 5, 2012). "Padres take prep lefty Fried in draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ Acee, Kevin (June 4, 2012). "Too soon to know if Padres made correct choice". U-T San Diego. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Top pick Fried signs with Padres". ESPN. Associated Press. June 15, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 Bowman, Mark (December 21, 2015). "Fried excited to show Braves what he can do". MLB.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Max Fried Stats, Highlights, Bio". Milb.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  21. ↑ "Max Fried, lhp, Braves," Baseball America.
  22. 1 2 Travis Sawchik (2017-02-28). "Max Fried and the Braves' Risk Tolerance". Fangraphs. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  23. ↑ "Braves trade OF Justin Upton to Padres". Fox Sports. December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  24. ↑ Hill, Jordan D. (July 20, 2016). "Rome Braves pitcher Max Fried thrives after Tommy John surgery". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Max Fried Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  26. ↑ "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  27. ↑ Mark Bowman (November 18, 2016). "Braves add 3 prospects to 40-man roster; Atlanta protects lefty Fried, righty Sims, infielder Camargo from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  28. ↑ Bowman, Mark (February 19, 2017). "Fried awestruck attending first big league camp". MLB.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  29. ↑ Bowman, Mark (March 16, 2017). "Fried takes 'priceless' lessons to Minors". MLB.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  30. ↑ David O'Brien (2017-03-17). "Max Fried optioned to Double-A, lefty made quite an impression". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  31. ↑ Guy Curtright (April 20, 2017). "Southern notes: Braves' Fried looking forward". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
  32. ↑ Hudgison, Chris (August 5, 2017). "M-Braves pitcher Max Fried promoted to Atlanta". WLBT. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  33. ↑ Goff, Chris (July 8, 2018). "Notebook: TinCaps' Tatis in top-100 rankings". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  34. ↑ Burns, Gabriel (August 5, 2017). "Max Fried thankful, overwhelmed at joining Braves". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  35. ↑ Thompson, Jaylon (August 5, 2017). "No. 10 prospect Fried called up, joins bullpen". MLB.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  36. ↑ Ricky Keeler (April 6, 2017). MLB "Rookie Profile: Max Fried, LHP, Atlanta Braves," Minor League Ball.
  37. ↑ "Phillies maintain stranglehold on Braves with 5-2 win". Reuters. August 8, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  38. ↑ David O'Brien (August 9, 2017). "Teheran drops 8th straight home decision, Phillies beat Braves again," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  39. ↑ Bowman, Mark (August 23, 2017). "Braves call up Minter, option Fried to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  40. ↑ Max Fried Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
  41. ↑ Boor, William (October 28, 2017). "Braves prospects stay hot as Peoria rolls". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  42. ↑ "Braves prospects Acuna, Fried are Players of the Week in AFL," Atlanta Journal Constitution.
  43. 1 2 "Braves place four on Arizona Fall League top-prospects team"
  44. ↑ "Atlanta Braves prospects show dominance in AFL"
  45. ↑ "Arizona Fall League Hot Sheet (Nov. 20)," Baseball America.
  46. ↑ "Order the Braves’ 2018 starting rotation," Atlanta Journal Constitution.
  47. ↑ Grissett, Anna (April 12, 2018). "ROSTER UPDATE - Fried promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett". MILB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  48. ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 24, 2018). "Braves recall prospect Fried from Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  49. ↑ Max Fried Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
  50. ↑ Eric Sondheimer (2010-07-23). "Max Fried picked a good example for his curveball". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
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