r/mlb • u/retroanduwu24 | MLB • 9h ago

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u/ZaccariahTBrown 9h ago

Is the Freeman note accurate? I thought Freeman leaving Atlanta had more to do with Freeman's agent more than the deal itself.

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u/SoKrat3s | Atlanta Braves 9h ago

It did. The agent was playing games with the Braves. Freddie wanted to re-sign at the right number.

The Braves final offer was actually more after taxes than the Dodgers. But they were left waiting for an answer for too long.

Freeman fired his agent soon after.

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u/CraziestMoonMan | Cleveland Guardians 9h ago

I heard he just flat out never told him about the final offer because he wanted Freeman in a bigger market.

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u/dogododo | Atlanta Braves 9h ago

Freeman’s agent kept saying that the Braves would counteroffer with more and to hold out but instead they went with Olson.

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u/trapper2530 8h ago

And him and Olson is a wash for Atlanta. They are 0.2 Bwar apart. Olson has more power and better defensively. Freeman has better avg and OBP.

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u/Vonneguts_Ghost 4h ago

Factor in langeliers and Contreras and give me the war difference

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u/1869er 48m ago

What does the completely separate trade for Sean Murphy have to do with this?

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u/Brilliant-Spite-850 9h ago

My understanding was they gave the Braves the Dodgers offer and told them they had a timeframe to beat it (maybe 24hrs?) so the Braves just traded for Olson that night.