![]() This has opened the door for another team to swoop in a sign Freeman, as there are a handful of teams that would we willing to sign a player of his caliber for $30 million a year over a six-year pact. Apparently that is not the case however, as the Braves have countered with contract offers that span less than six years. Considering his production and importance to the franchise, it would have seemed like a no-brainer that the Braves would sign him to that contract. Freeman just completed that contract and is now set to sign a much larger one as he looks to cash in on a decade of being one of the best players in baseball.įreeman made it known early this offseason that he wanted to sign a six-year deal with the Atlanta Braves that would pay him at least $30 million a season. When he was 24 years old, Freddie Freeman signed an eight-year, $135 million contract extension to remain with the Atlanta Braves through his age-31 season. The only question is if he will play his entire career with one franchise or if he will be playing in a different uniform next season. Bottom line, Freeman is on a Hall of Fame trajectory. He is a five-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger, with a Gold Glove and an MVP on his resume as well. 302.įor his career, Freddie Freeman has hit. He also is top-three in RBIs (770), runs scored (808), OBP (.394), SLG (.523) and has the best batting average at. Freeman’s 144 wRC+ is tied with Joey Votto as the top mark for all first basemen since 2013. Goldschmidt is leading the league in fWAR during that span with his 42.9 mark, but Freeman is not far behind with his 40.1 fWAR. Since 2013, there have been two first basemen that have been head and shoulders better than the rest of the league. This was the beginning of a nine-year run where Freeman has posted a wRC+ over 130 every single season. He ended up finishing second in the Rookie of the Year voting to his teammate Craig Kimbrel, who pitched to a 2.10 ERA and saved a league-leading 46 games for the Braves that season.įreeman had a similar season in 2012, before experiencing a real breakout during the 2013 campaign posting the first 5.0 fWAR season of his career. A position he has held for the past 11 seasons.Īs a rookie, Freeman hit. It would then only take three short years before Freeman would make his MLB debut as a September call-up in 2010 at just 20 years old.įreeman struggled in very limited playing time in 2010, but that did not stop him from being the Braves Opening Day first baseman in 2011. Path to Free Agencyįreddie Freeman was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of El Modena High School in California. This suddenly opens things up for Freeman to become one of the hottest names on the market, as Carlos Correa is the only remaining free agent who can provide more of an impact than Freeman can next season.
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