Freeland wasn’t well known by the press in 2018, and still isn’t now. But he is a prime star for the Colorado Rockies, and one of the most valuable players in their system. Opening Day in the MLB proved just that. Freeland put up a Cy Young level performance in Miami, going 7 innings and only allowing 1 run and 2 hits. He made a costly mistake on a pitch to JT Riddle, a pinch hitter who came in for one single at bat. Other than that, Freeland was phenomenal.
Scott Oberg and Seunghwan Oh both had difficult days after Freeland, but nothing to be too concerned about.