| Freddy Galvis | |
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| Philadelphia Phillies – No. 71 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: November 14, 1989 Punto Fijo, Venezuela |
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| Bats: Both | Throws: Right |
Freddy Jose Galvis (born November 14, 1989 in Punto Fijo, Venezuela) is a minor league baseball shortstop currently on the Philadelphia Phillies active roster.
Galvis began his professional career in 2007 with the Williamsport Crosscutters, with whom he hit .203 with nine stolen bases in 38 games. In 2008, with the Lakewood Blue Claws, Galvis hit .238 with 14 stolen bases in 127 games. He split 2009 between the GCL Phillies, Clearwater Threshers and Reading Phillies, hitting a combined .240 in 86 games. He hit .233 with 15 stolen bases with Reading in 2010.[1]
In 2011, at age 21, Galvis had his best year to date. Always known as an excellent defender, but mediocre hitter, he was finally able to gain some ground at the plate, thanks in part to a much more rigorous off-season conditioning regiment[2]. Starting the year in AA with the Reading Phillies, Galvis hit .273, with 35 RBI, in 464 plate appearances across 104 games.[3] After an especially torrid stretch at the plate in May, Galvis was promoted to the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs. While there, he hit .298, with 8 RBI, 126 plate appearances across 33 games. Between AA and AAA, his combined line for the year was .278/.324/.392 with 8 HR, 43 RBI, 78 Runs, and 23 SB in 137 games. His excellent numbers were enough to earn the 2011 Paul Owens Award, which is given to the best position player and pitcher, respectively, in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league system. At the end of the 2011 season, Galvis was sent to the Venezuelan Winter League, and despite a brief brush with injury (which mercifully was but a mere ganglion cyst), he was to play there until December 1, 2011, at which point he would be brought home for some rest.[4]