Vladimir Frías

Vladimir Frías

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

• School Tennessee Wesleyan University, Chipola College

• Born September 6, 1986 in Los Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo D.R.

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Biographical Information

Vladimir Frías has played as high as AAA.

He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 44th round of the 2004 amateur draft, one pick before Beau Mills, but did not sign. Transferring to Tennessee Wesleyan, he hit .419 with 76 runs to win Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year was taken by the San Francisco Giants in the 30th round of the 2008 amateur draft and did sign. The scout was Sean O'Connor.

Frías made his pro debut with the AZL Giants (8 for 19, 3B, 5 R, 5 RBI), quickly getting bumped up to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, for whom he hit .228/.274/.262 while fielding .969 at short. He led Northwest League shortstops in putouts (92), assists (162) and fielding percentage. The next year, he moved to second base primarily with the Augusta GreenJackets (.246/.305/.317, 15 SB, 3 CS), San Jose Giants (.196/.286/.214 in 16 G) and Fresno Grizzlies (1 R, no AB in 1 G). He was 9th in the Giants chain with 17 steals that year, between Juan Perez and Eugenio Velez, both of whom spent time in the majors.

Released by the Giants, he was signed by the Boston Red Sox. He hit .201/.248/.288 for the 2010 Greenville Drive and went 19-for-24 in steal attempts; he played at least 10 games at 2B, SS, 3B, RF and LF. He was 10th in the Red Sox chain in swipes. In '11, he was a utility man for the Portland Sea Dogs (.250/.280/.339 in 35 G) and Salem Red Sox] (.197/.313/.380 in 24 G). A free agent again, he signed with the Chicago Cubs later in 2012 and helped them out for the final month (.316/.395/.368 in 15 G).

He began 2013 with the independent Gateway Grizzlies (.283/.338/.400 in 32 G) then Boston brought him back late in the season and he was 5 for 26 with two walks for Salem. In 2014, he produced at a .273/.328/.370 clip for the independent Kansas City T-Bones and stole 23 bases while only being caught four times. He tied Reggie Abercrombie for 9th in the American Association in swipes. He had a big year for the 2015 T-Bones: .331/.403/.441, 23 SB, 5 CS. He tied David Bergin, Ryan Court and Ian Gac for 8th in the AA in average. He did not make the All-Star team as Noah Perio was picked at short.

Vladimir's batting line for Kansas City fell in 2016 (.246/.317/.344) as did his steal success (16-for-24) and his fielding percentage at SS fell from .973 to .938, making nearly three times as many errors (10 to 28). He moved to the Lancaster Barnstormers for '16 and hit .277/.350/.387 in 74 games, then was signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks, his 4th MLB organization. He split the remainder of the year between the Jackson Generals (.223/.273/.250 in 32 G) and Reno Aces (4 for 9, 2 BB, BB, 2 R).

In 2018, he hit .282/.350/.411 with 16 steals in 18 tries for Lancaster, fielding .965. He then made the Dominican national team for the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.