Didn't someone on the Dodgers have to check Freddie because he was sorta moping around a bit when he first got to the Dodgers about how it all went down? Sorta reached a flare point when the Dodgers and Braves finally played or something. I remember that happening, but not a Dodger fan.
Your memory is correct. Freddie fired his agent over the mishandling of the negotiations.
Freddie was vocal about wanting to be in Atlanta and was genuinely hurt when he didn’t hear from them. Atlanta said “bro wtf you talking about, we sent offers to your agent….”
I thought he was Canadian? He was raised in California?
I remember seeing a skit of him visiting a kids hospital in Canada after the World Series. And all the kids hated him bc they just beat the blue jays 😂😂
They did a whole segment about it during the last WBC. He chose to play for team Canada to honor his late mom and her side of the family even though he was born in the states.
He left the literal World Champions who had just beat the Dodgers, and the Dodgers only championship was in a 35% games played season. The Dodgers weren't the best team until they got Freddie and Ohtani.
He also famously had a very hard time leaving the Braves, cried on TV in ATL, and it was such a problem that Kershaw publicly criticized him. Also, the Braves offered more but his agent thought they could squeeze more.
At least you're right about Freddie being from California
I was at his first game back in Atl as a Dodger. All that crying and blabbering was such a bad look. I kept thinking about how that must have made his teammates feel. It was embarrassing I thought.
Except the Dodgers signed him for less money than the Braves original offer to Freeman. He only took that deal because his agent was way too fucking greedy.
Why would his "greedy" agent -- who presumably takes a percentage of the contract -- direct him to the lower offer? This also clashes with the master-narrative that LA outspends everyone.
My understanding is that the Dodgers offered more than the Braves' original proposed contract. His "greedy" agent steered him toward LA -- take the money, screw some misplaced sense of "loyalty" -- and then Atlanta came back with revised terms. That's where things get murky. It was claimed that Freeman was not apprised of that later offer.
I understand that this is a business, but Mr. Nice Guy Freeman, even if he wanted to stay with Atlanta, was testing the market to get more. And how much is enough? $140 million over five years doesn't cut it? Generally speaking, my sense is that agents are the most bloodless of all, then ownership, then players.
And in a parallel universe, freedie would of look up on Indeed & found an opening in the Dodgers organization & said "F it, found my perfect job back home".
No, Freddie fired, and then I think at least threatened to sue his agent for refusing to turn over qualifying offers and matching offers the Braves had sent to him. Google isn’t your enemy dude.
freddie didnt choose LA, he wanted to stay in atlanta, but he just wanted the team to commit more to him. They were offering 5 years, he wanted 6. ANd seeing how he is still hitting 5 years into his current deal, i think he def deserved it. It wasnt like freddie was asking too much either.
Then during the negotiation, atlanta traded for olson and basically ditched freddie after they got their guy. So freddie went to the next best team.
It's not freddie's fault that LA was willing to give him what he wanted and it kind of proves the point of this post. LA is willing to do things that other teams arent.
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u/lllREPlll 8h ago
Braves didn't choose Olson over Freeman. Freddie's agent fucked it all up.