 Freeman would make one more spot start in Atlanta in August, but exited after just 2.1 innings and landed on the DL.He made two more relief appearances upon his return, and finished the season with a 5.89 ERA and had surgery on his elbow, forcing him to miss the Rockies' short inaugural postseason run.Freeman found himself back in the rotation at the onset of the 1996 campaign, and the results were a little better at first, but gradually got worse as the season wore on.