From Dodgers fans, we want to thank Braves organization for making this move possible, Now we have a current WS MVP in our roster and a great leader and incredible human being
You're welcome. Also, myself being a player fan first and MLB fan second (never a team fan). I am dialed in to all the action and I'm loving it. 'Followed' (not favorite) the Braves my whole life until Freeman left. I remember when they traded Andruw Jones to LA breaking up the Jones Brothers. Let me tell ya, I am no longer a Braves fans. I have never been big on teams because teams are never loyal to players or fans. Freeman, Betts and Ohtani are all the best in the League; not even close.
MLB legend too. Did something no one's done before and I think anyone that loves the sport can appreciate his talent and character. I'm a Padres fan, but I was rooting for Freeman after Padres were eliminated from the postseason,
It would've been awesome if they couldn't had both. FF has a lot of miles on him. So moving him to DH for 80% of the games while Olsen manned 1B would've prolonged FF's career, for sure.
But.. there were issues between Freddie and the younger players with the way Freddie tried to kill their personality.. i truly think that played a bigger role in all of this than anyone cares to admit.
@@thisguy8106 He didn't tried to kill their personality!!! he was just passing the supposed ways the Braves FO cared for as they where teached to him, there's no need to overreact
This still hurts. Its....just....wrong somehow. Freddie is a Brave, I don't care what uniform he wears. This feels like a bad break up....like both want eachother but neither can stay.
it upsets me too. I'll never get over it lol. I"m very hopeful that Freddie still has a little left when he's done with dodgers and braves will sign him for a year or two. He could Dh. He'd be 38.
Shit still breaks my heart man. Freddie was supposed to be a Brave for life, but like I said when it happened, just like I said when Dansby left, if these guys wanted to be Braves they would be Braves.
There’s a reason why agents take about 10% off the top. I lasted a whole 30 seconds in this video before I realized this, the 10% doesn’t cover just the administration fees and such that comes with contracts whether they be from a club or endorsements. Every once in a while an agent has to step up and take the blame so the player can still look good and for that the player is going to have to pay about 10%. That’s all that happened with both Freddie and yes Dansby. You are correct if they wanted to stay they would’ve.
I pose less blame for Dansby. 5yr 100MM Braves vs 7yr 177MM in his wife’s pro sports town. Also I think part of what the agent may not have told Freeman is the contract is deferred until 2040 so it’s mathematically worth less than the Braves 5yr 140MM
Dansby’s different he’ll be back he only went to the cubs because that was his granddads favorite team so he’s doing it in honor of him but he’s a Georgia boy
@@DisAccountizaMiracle calculating inflation into the deferred portion his contract is still worth $148M in today's money. So the LAD contract is still better than the $140M ATL contract. It's just not as good as what ATL gave Olson.
I miss Freddie so much. Been a die hard braves fan for my entire life and I still can’t believe we didn’t get Freddie. I love Olsen but man you just can’t replace Freddie both on and off the field. Hall of fame first baseman for sure and if it’s one thing that’s for sure… his agent is scumbag. I’m glad he won a WS with us.
Kirk Gibson played many years with the Tigers as an All-Star and MVP, but he became a baseball LEGEND with the Dodgers. Freddie Freeman played many years with the Braves as an All-Star and MVP, but he became a baseball LEGEND with the Dodgers.
This was really well done. Good reminder to any fans who think the Braves just dumped Freddie. They had two options: re-sign him or trade for Olson and AA couldn't risk waiting any longer.
The biggest tragedy of this process was a footnote in this video; how the Rays were played and led on. The Rays matched the Dodgers offer and did not pursue any other first basemen that year which is curious for the often savvy Rays front office. The legit and serious pursuit of Freeman was met with mockery and the aftermath has been heart wrenching, in terms of baseball things. Not the first time the Rays have gone in for free agents as seen in the past with Matt Wieters (signed with Nats), Nelson Cruz (signed with Twins), and Craig Kimbrell (who signed with the Cubs). The pursuits are often ignored and the cherished narrative of the Rays being cheap continued to be spewed. The Rays had to go with Choi as the primary first basemen last year and the holes in both offense and defense were felt. The Rays were quite in their playoff series against Cleveland and failed to match the mere three runs that the Guardians scored against them in the two games. If the Rays were a bigger market or even a mid market, this would have been a story. However, because the narrative is easy to say the Rays don’t have fans and don’t spend money, their pursuits of Freeman are ignored or treated a footnote as seen in this video.
It seems like big-market free agents by and large don't want to play for the Rays. Having a terrible old stadium in a bad location with bad home attendance is probably a big factor despite the Rays being competitive almost every year.
@@magicoddeffect In terms of your response, it a bit weak and generic. Have you personally been to the Trop? If so, why do you “feel” the stadium is so bad? The regular season attendance is near the bottom since 2009, but that argument is quickly quieted in the playoffs. How does your response relate to my above comment? Are you implying that Freeman would never sign with the Rays because the stadium and the fans? Why string the Rays along then? If that is your point, that the Rays never had a chance than you merely proved my point that the Rays were the real losers because they were lead on.
The “narrative” Tampa doesn’t have fans or spend money? Please direct everyone to the line of big time contracts handed out by the Rays. And no one ever said Tampa “doesn’t have fans” But it’s probably not the best look for a team who’s continually in the mix to playing in front of a half empty dome year in and year out…unless that’s all just photoshopped and the “Trop” is packed out on a nightly basis. Way to show up in the playoffs to support your hometown team though, and try to use that to justify it being a ghost town throughout the reg season…Just keep on boo hoo’ing and not supporting the team with half empty stadiums while the actual team is putting up ridiculous numbers and gets off to a shit hot start…Something seemingly every other city and fan base would kill for, but y’all just wait for the playoffs to make that number back up. Oh yeah, your sob story could’ve easily been shortened had you just remembered no one gives a shit about the Devil Rays or Rays or whatever your team playing in front of a half empty stadium calls itself now.
The Rays have no track record of Winning. Also, on ESPN they constantly tell us about the terrible stadium and low attendance. Yes they were used for negation purposes.
@@user-dr2ym5jr7lYou do realize Dodgers won their World Series title with Buehler and Yamamoto still trying to recover from injury? Ohtani in Rehab? Gonsolin, Glasnow, Kershaw, May are sidelined? As long as they can get back on their feet with all these starting pitchers. And Dodgers has the best records in MLB of going into the player off with basically their 80% of their starting pitchers missing.
@@Icedstrikerthat’s the scary part. The entire season we didn’t get to see them at full strength. Even more so in the playoffs & they still skated through the league 😮💨
Love the breakdown but hear me out. You left something extremely important at the end and what I hypothesize as the reason Freddie Fired his agent. The Braves last public offer was 5yr 140Mill paid in full by 2026. The Dodgers offer was 6yr 162Mill which looks solid on the surface but it has 57MM deferred meaning he won’t get paid in full until 2040. Usually the most basic of math in a capital Gains competition the Braves offer is worth more by 2040 even with super conservative investing strategies. So it’s one of 3 things. 1) Freddie didn’t know the Dodgers offer was deferred for so long and realized the math later was WAY less. 2) Braves offered another offer in which Freddie was not told by the Agency 3) Or the hardball ultimatum wasn’t discovered until he went to Atlanta. Keeping in mind he didn’t even get Ultimatum money in the end. So the agent was playing with cards he didn’t have.
Taking so much deferred $ is IDIOTIC for a player, brilliant for teams and agents. That money will be decimated in purchasing power by inflation, which is and will be running at a real 5+% or more annual rate for decades to come, and the player is effectively giving the team an interest free loan, losing 30-50% of the money's value in just one decade. And the agent, of course, get his commission upon signing. These are really dumb deals for players to take, and if that wasn't disclosed, not only firing the guy was correct but that's a SERIOUS breech of fiduciary duty. I refuse to believe an agent would do that. Plus all players have lawyers too combing over every inch of these deals that would have informed him.
Lol them not wanting to give Freeman more money cause he was aging here we are two years later and hes the World Series MVP. Those analytics are never always absolute
He would have made more money in Georgia, particularly since he gets it sooner so with inflation and low-risk investment. Someone just didn’t give him the right advice to understand it. Doesn’t matter now though
As a lifelong Braves fan, I love Freddie and he was a great loss. But Olson is a class act and an excellent first baseman. The era of Freddie is gone and done and the era of Olson is here. He may lack Freddie's contact, but he's got great power.
Chipper Jones, who is a friend of Freeman, just dispelled this myth on Twitter. Freeman left on his own accord, not because his agent was holding anything back from him. Also, replacing Freeman with Matt Olson is not the reason the Braves didn't make it to the WS. Freeman got a chance to shine on a more consistent and talented team from top to bottom. This year was finally the year where I think Freeman was finally comfortable being a Dodger.
I have been a fan of his since the Rome Braves. I went to a lot of Lexington Legends games in those years. It’s wild how Atlanta chose Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman back to back in the 2007 MLB Draft. That when the dust settled Freeman was the much bigger star. The downturn in the minors really is a tragedy. A whole lot of fans really loved their teams. Lexington kept a team, but not an MiLB one. And just leaving the South Atlantic League did it for me. Anyways, great video.
Despite of what people think for the Freddie’s ex-agent. Braves never offered any 6-year deal to Freddie Freeman, and I believe that’s what Freddie was looking for. Sometimes to a player, it’s not just about the money.
It was Fate, his destiny was to be the only player in MLB History to hit a walk off Grand SLAM in the WS. Doing this in his home state for his Father. 🙏 🙏 🙏
It’s 2024, as a big Braves fan, I’m still so mad at Casey Close!! And still incredibly sad bc of his loss on the team! I love Matt Olson, but no one can replace Freeman!!
It was so stupid to assume that Freddie wouldn’t be as good because of his age, watching him in the WS and seeing how many home runs he hit, he definitely isn’t going to be lacking in performance
I work at a sportswear retail store where we sell a lot of braves merchandise. Everytime I see someone browsing the jerseys I always half-jokingly apologize as a dodger for "stealing Freeman" from them
my understanding is that Freeman wanted more years and the Braves didn't want to give an older player alot years and got Olsen who is younger from Georgia so I think the Braves made the right decision
I think he was truly bummed about it for the first two seasons (when this video was released) but at this point, this man no longer cares. The landscape of Baseball is changing and he’s ahead of it. In regards to the comment here saying he’ll go in the hall of fame as a Dodger, he’ll probably do the Maddux thing and not go in a team hat but since it’s kinda the leagues call now, we shall see.
I'm not so sure. I really do think his heart was here in Atlanta. I really think Freddie just let his agent handle it and trusted that he would ink the deal that would get him back to ATL. Unfortunately, he apparently wasn't in too much communication with his agent in the most critical of moments. That's on Freddie, man.
@@SynthMan65 On Freddie for trusting the agent, yes, but on the agent himself for getting too greedy, and by the time he was ready to get closer to a deal with the braves, they traded for Olson.
Sounds like the agent was a greedy whore as well as ATL acting a little tight and overly frugal which looked like under appreciation of not disrespect.
They’re in great hands. Matt is their new Mets killer (Larry.2), leads the league in HR and RBI…individual batting average isn’t the valuable stat that so many people think it is, team BA is.
Would be awesome if Freddie himself saw this video and read all of the comments. Regardless of what really happened, he will always be loved by Brave’s Country.
It worked out pretty good for the Dodgers, and as a Mets fan, I'm glad he is out of the division. I am also happy that the Yankees got to feel the pain of playing against him😂.
I didn't realize what had happened. Thanks for sharing this. You can tell he wanted to be a Brave for life. At the end of the day, Freddie should have just called him up directly, much like A-rod did with Steinbrenner when things weren't happening the way they should. I'm glad he will live forever in Dodger lore though. That GS will be played 100 years from now.
I honestly blame both the agent and the Braves organization, and partly Freddie (he was just too trusting). I’m not faulting Freddie, or saying he’s a bad person, he grew up in LA, so it makes sense if he wanted to play there. But, most likely, I think he just put WAYYY too much trust in his agent, agents are post to have YOUR best interests, but unfortunately most agents are just looking for the biggest cash grab. I don’t think he fully comprehended that. He might have also wanted more years w the Braves, bc he did clearly love that team, and maybe wanted the most out of it considering he probably will retire sooner than later. I’m not him, so ofc I’ll never know what his decision truly was, and why. But, I think he was just be too naive and trusting. Also, it is also def the Braves fault bc w out really even talking to Freddie, decided to already trade him, so before he even decided he was already removed form the team. It’s also his agents fault, bc no agent should hide info like that, he KNEW Freddie would accept the final offer. Smh 🤦♀️ that agent shouldn’t be an agent and I love Matt Olson, but he can’t replace Freddie and the kind of leader he was! Braves should’ve realized that, and Freddie, I’m sorry you had to learn the hard way, I’ve been there, and it sucks, wish he, at least learned sooner, since he might retire soon. Also the agent and the company should be ashamed of themselves!
The real MVP is Freddie's ex agent. Freedie "Ffnn" Freedman is now a World Series MVP and is cemented in history with that grand slam hr in the first game of the World Series. Freedie when he retires will not be remembered as an Atlanta Braves he will be remembered as an L.A Dodgers
As a Dodgers fan, I agree with you that he should have retired a Brave, but I'm happy he's with us now, too. We will take good care of him here. Our fans already love him :)
Didn't this all happen before he went to the Dodgers? The offer was never there after he went to the Dodgers. So it wasn't a mater of staying with the Dodgers. At least that's what I gathered from this video (not a big baseball fan)
I don't know how this got into my feed, but it's cool. BTW, Freddie's contract with the Dodgers is even more ridiculous because most of it is deferred lmao. So he's playing for a lot less than the 162 million for the duration of the contract.
Whoa! ...wait a minute here... Let me first say that I was and still am a big fan of Freddie Freeman. You mentioned that, in an interview (680 the Fan) Chipper Jones told us how he warned Freddie that he is playing a very dangerous game. What you left out of that very same interview is how Chipper Jones explained how involved he is with his agent at negotiation time. Chipper Jones: "Let me remind some young baseball players of something and it's a rule that I've lived by... since early on in my career: When you hire representation, remember one thing, they work for you, it's not the other way around, okay? ...And... I feel like that is very pertinent in this situation." So chipper is saying albeit very politely, that at the end of the day, it was Freddie's fault that he's a Dodger. Freddie is a very nice, standup guy, but that doesn't mean everyone else around him is. This is business and unfortunately at the end of the day, an agent in an agency only has one thing on their mind: Getting his player signed at the highest rate the agent can get because it's a feather in the agent and the agency's cap -- not the talent he's representing. That's the cold hard truth here folks. This may have been a very tough lesson for Freeman to have learned in such a very public forum but I'm sorry, at the end of the day, that he's a Dodger is his own fault. So, I think I would have titled this video: "How Freddie Freeman Took His Eye off the Ball and Became an L.A. Dodger". In retrospect, it was a horrible deal where he could lose up to $57M if the Dodgers decided to cut him at any point during that contract. Five for $135 M in Atlanta without any clauses for losing a penny is a much better deal compared to the high taxation he'll face in the state of CA.
nobody can tell me FF didn't know what his agent was doing at the time and if that is the case FF is a fuckin idiot to let someone else worry about his money by the way no matter if the Dodgers cut FF he will get his money it is guaranteed
@@jerryneil8558 dont be pissed at me, I'm just telling you what Chipper Jones said. He and chipper were best buds at the time and he told FF exactly what would happen. AA had a job to do and he did it.
This writes as a coping Braves fan. It is Freddie fault he is a Dodger? I'm sorry what? Did you not see how his agent went behind his back and just destroyed the Braves deal? There is a reason Freddie fried them because if he didn't then, eah, it would be his fault 100%. I feel bad for him because it wasn't his fault and Freddie knows he only has so many years left. Those contracts with the Braves were not that great and it is clear the Braves want to sign productive talent on the cheap if they can be. I do feel your GM is taking advantage of young kids from poor backgrounds just so he can get them to sign these contracts that don't pay all that well. I respect how you guys are planning ahead but don't like how you are taking advantage of young players.
As a dodger fan who knew how good Freddie was before he was a dodger.. idk if it was just that he had a great year but one of the most consistent players . I could remember one slump last year. And honestly more warning track outs/hits than I’ve ever seen. If he put a little more effort into his power I feel like he could drop 40 on the regular
Freddie could hit more homers (he hit 38 one year with Atlanta) but that's not his game. Dodger fans shouldn't want that. Freeman hits situationally. If a single wins the game, he hits the single. He's also shift-proof. I'm sure Dodger's fans have realized by now that every single time Freeman gets shifted he just takes the ball the other way. In Freeman's view, if you shift him you are just giving him a free hit and he will take it every time. I can't tell you how many times I watched teams get burned for shifting Freeman. Freeman's bat is basically a better version of Trea Turner but Freeman has the ability to hit for more power on top of that. I appreciate this video because it is obvious Freeman's agents wanted to direct him to LA for their own purposes. I didn't even realize that his agents get a portion of his endorsement money and that says it all right there. Freeman was going to get more endorsements in LA and his agents wanted that money. If I were an athlete I would hire an agent but more as a consultant. I would want to be in the room during all negotiations. No way I'm letting someone else negotiate behind my back who can make themselves more money if they do what I don't want them to do. When an agent gets endorsement money that's a clear conflict of interest IMO and I would have to be in the room whenever they negotiate. The smart move is never give any agent endorsement money.
@@madduxno331 Very true. Also referencing the first comment about Freeman having "maybe one slump" per season is about right. He's not only shift proof but he's as close to slump proof as you can get. The guy adjusts at the plate better than Pujols did in his prime and that's saying a lot. Freeman's slumps usually go like this: Step 1) Freeman has been great at the plate all season. Step 2) He might not have a great stretch at the plate for a week or so. Step 3) Fans start to say "you know what? Freeman's in kind of a mini slump. He hasn't been himself for almost 2 weeks!" Step 4) Freddie realized before the fans did and by the time anyone says it the mini-slump is over and he's hitting for the cycle to start off a great stretch. Step 5) His fans realize that is the only "slump" he will have all season and the MVP conversations start back up.
He is a Brave for life not everything has to be about money bro…. They make enough money don’t leave what you love for money If you’re not happy where you are money wont make u feel better!
*He has multiple chances to play in Atlanta.. if he wanted to be a Brave, he would’ve stayed. He showed no loyalty towards you lose Braves fans, and chose money over you.*
Another year later and as a dodger fan I can’t even see Freddie in a Braves uni. The guy is a legend and personally even if Freddie had tried to use ATL for the advantage, they could’ve traded for Olson at any time. I want it to backfire on anthoplos, they should’ve never extended Olson and gave him exactly what Freddie wanted right away as soon as Olson landed in Atlanta. Such a terrible move by the GM.
I was not surprised because I had guessed Freemen would go to the Dodgers to raise his kids in his hometown. I'm not Freeman for doing this but I am disappointed he couldn't just make make that decision earlier & not put the team in jeopardy having to find a replacement last minute. Luckily the Braves had planned on this possibly situation & got Matt Olson. I like having Matt Olson more because he is a Home Town Player & was a Braves Fan growing up. Chipper said Freddie is going to play where he wants to play & I think he knew it would happen as well. People must remember the Braves made offers for 2 years & if you take taxes into account the average per year wasn't much different. Freeman could come back to ATL & retire as a DH though because he obviously loves ATL. Sure I miss his consistancing but I really like Matt Olson.
He is gonna lose over 2 million extra per season in just taxes, Georgia's state tax is 5.75% California's state tax is 13.2% compared to to the 5 yr/135 the Braves offered him originally he is gonna lose out on 10 Million thru those 5 seasons in Taxes his Agent is getting paid the same either way. That's probably why he Fired him.
Don't know why anyone of Freddie's stature would use him as an agent. If you want max money, which is the niche Close seems to be in, then why not just use Boras? If you want an agent that will actually try to look out for your best interests and not their own, I'd look elsewhere. That said, I do think Close handled the Dansby free agency pretty well. Hard to blame Dansby for taking $70M+ more than what the Braves offered.
Actually Freddie ruined his chance to stay in Atlanta. The front office had given him a few different offers during the season and he turned down every one of them. Then he just disappeared once the season was over even admitting he had zero communication with the Braves. You would think once you get into December/January and not hearing anything he would pick up the phone and call Alex and ask what is going on. That never happened apparently. Freddie is not an innocent victim in this.
@@bamafan5099 Even still. Freddie admitted to disappearing and the Braves said they offered Freddie multiple chances to re-sign during that season. The Braves were trying to get a deal done before the offseason and Freddie turned them all down. Why didnt Freddie contact the Braves once the lockout ended??
Well might have ruined his chances to return to Atlanta but he's a dodger now, won a world series championship, world series mvp and hitv4 consecutive homeruns...been 4 years so get over it braves fans...he a dodger now and sees his dad frequently since his dad lives in LA 😂😂😂😂
after the way the Braves management handled Swanson, it seems like Atlanta is just ice cold about this stuff, Swanson is a hometown guy and they pretty much just gave him lowball offers and then ghosted him
@@petebreadwards8737 yeah, I don't think the freeman/Swanson decisions are bad ones, they got good, younger replacements on cheaper contracts. Just seems like they don't put much weight in loyalty or sentimentality, which admittedly don't win championships but was clearly hard for a lot of fans.
@@BostonianRailFanletting Swanson walk was the best thing. He’s a fantastic infielder .. not so much a hitter. Also he’s shit the bed this season and Arica is an all star .
Freddy wanted to stay in atlantabut Atlanta knew he was aging.So they replaced him because the agent wanted more money and I don't know why Atlanta did it agree to the 6 years, but I'm glad they didn't.Because the dodgers are world series champions m v p freddy freeman
I look at this lineup and I think what if we had Acuna Albies Freeman Riley Olson (DH) Murphy Harris Arcia Rosario. I’d trade Morton/Ozuna and 1 full year worth of draft picks for Freeman on the condition the LAD pay for him after 2028.
Olson would not be a Braves if the Braves had kept freeman. Freeman maybe a better average and contact hitter but Olson is a much better power hitter. Olson fits the 4th hole better than freeman ever would have. Had freeman still been a Braves he would been hitting 2nd
@@benjaminwalters7800 He’d hit .315BA .385OBP while hitting over .300 with RISP. Scoring runs and driving runs in is what wins games and Freddie was great at it. I also believe if Matt would have agreed to bring a DH the Braves make that deal for a handful of Minor Leaguers and Ozuna
Doesn't make it any better lol especially after him winning world series MVP just now. I love to see him succeed in la but damn I wish he was still a brave
This video is too long. After Freddie declined,ATL offered $165 to what’s his name. Much more than their final to FF so no agent dint botch it ATL and in prefer to save face they put out that story a week before LA went to ATL.FF had an emotional reaction towards his agent.
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Who is here after dodgers won the WS ?
😝
The question is doesn’t he even want to go back 😂😂😂
Eww
Me 🤦🏾♂️ as a butthurt Yanks fan, screw that agent lol
@@BrutusJrThe3rdgame 1 will forever being legendary thanks to freeman
From Dodgers fans, we want to thank Braves organization for making this move possible, Now we have a current WS MVP in our roster and a great leader and incredible human being
You're welcome. Also, myself being a player fan first and MLB fan second (never a team fan). I am dialed in to all the action and I'm loving it. 'Followed' (not favorite) the Braves my whole life until Freeman left. I remember when they traded Andruw Jones to LA breaking up the Jones Brothers. Let me tell ya, I am no longer a Braves fans. I have never been big on teams because teams are never loyal to players or fans. Freeman, Betts and Ohtani are all the best in the League; not even close.
Hes a Dodger legend now.
Facts!! Need a statue of that pose!
Walkoff grand slam he’s a hero
Lots of kids in the the LA area will be named Fredrick Freeman Jr. Gonazales. One of them being my own.
MLB legend too. Did something no one's done before and I think anyone that loves the sport can appreciate his talent and character. I'm a Padres fan, but I was rooting for Freeman after Padres were eliminated from the postseason,
Gibby meet Freddy!
Freddie's last at bat as a Brave was a home run in the clinching game of the World Series.
And he just bacame MVP of the World Series...
It hurt for a while, and it sucks how it went down, but Matt Olson is a damn good 1st baseman and is filling Freddie's shoes perfectly.
It would've been awesome if they couldn't had both. FF has a lot of miles on him. So moving him to DH for 80% of the games while Olsen manned 1B would've prolonged FF's career, for sure.
But.. there were issues between Freddie and the younger players with the way Freddie tried to kill their personality.. i truly think that played a bigger role in all of this than anyone cares to admit.
Oh yeah the average is just like Freeman!!!
@@thisguy8106 He didn't tried to kill their personality!!! he was just passing the supposed ways the Braves FO cared for as they where teached to him, there's no need to overreact
Olson. Another A"s player jettisoned once he starts showing star potential.
WORLD SERIES MVP
This still hurts. Its....just....wrong somehow. Freddie is a Brave, I don't care what uniform he wears. This feels like a bad break up....like both want eachother but neither can stay.
Does this make the agent the friend who successfully splits apart the relationship because "they can do so much better"?
Like it or not. He’s a Dodger 😂
it upsets me too. I'll never get over it lol. I"m very hopeful that Freddie still has a little left when he's done with dodgers and braves will sign him for a year or two. He could Dh. He'd be 38.
hes a traitor bother. nothing you could say could convince me otherwise
@@Nuclear_CxNT_Potato Anger is a part of the grieving process.
I miss FF so much! He is a hero for all Braves fans. We will always love that guy!
*Nahhh…. It’s not like he is Chipper Jones, or Andrew Jones or something… and Freeman wasn’t even the best player on his own team…Acuna was.* 🤷♂️😴😴😴
@@strongestnattyever-videos2247 he still won a World Series for us
@@Somethingrilling yeah, but in the big picture of baseball, he’s not relevant 🤷♂️😴
@@strongestnattyever-videos2247 that sounds so stupid now lol
Shit still breaks my heart man. Freddie was supposed to be a Brave for life, but like I said when it happened, just like I said when Dansby left, if these guys wanted to be Braves they would be Braves.
There’s a reason why agents take about 10% off the top. I lasted a whole 30 seconds in this video before I realized this, the 10% doesn’t cover just the administration fees and such that comes with contracts whether they be from a club or endorsements. Every once in a while an agent has to step up and take the blame so the player can still look good and for that the player is going to have to pay about 10%.
That’s all that happened with both Freddie and yes Dansby. You are correct if they wanted to stay they would’ve.
I pose less blame for Dansby. 5yr 100MM Braves vs 7yr 177MM in his wife’s pro sports town.
Also I think part of what the agent may not have told Freeman is the contract is deferred until 2040 so it’s mathematically worth less than the Braves 5yr 140MM
Dansby’s different he’ll be back he only went to the cubs because that was his granddads favorite team so he’s doing it in honor of him but he’s a Georgia boy
@@DisAccountizaMiracle calculating inflation into the deferred portion his contract is still worth $148M in today's money.
So the LAD contract is still better than the $140M ATL contract. It's just not as good as what ATL gave Olson.
I miss Freddie so much. Been a die hard braves fan for my entire life and I still can’t believe we didn’t get Freddie.
I love Olsen but man you just can’t replace Freddie both on and off the field.
Hall of fame first baseman for sure and if it’s one thing that’s for sure… his agent is scumbag. I’m glad he won a WS with us.
That World Series ring has our name on it not his idiot agents nor the dodgers
Kirk Gibson played many years with the Tigers as an All-Star and MVP, but he became a baseball LEGEND with the Dodgers.
Freddie Freeman played many years with the Braves as an All-Star and MVP, but he became a baseball LEGEND with the Dodgers.
This was really well done. Good reminder to any fans who think the Braves just dumped Freddie. They had two options: re-sign him or trade for Olson and AA couldn't risk waiting any longer.
He is and was the best player on the braves team and dodgers. Can't be replaced! Dody Hodges
Especially when the Yankees was going hard after Olson the braves was put in a corner by a crap agent that didn’t work for his client
@@danny3050119 too many Braves completely forget Rizzo was a very realistic option to replace Freddie. They have no idea how fortunate they are.
Freddie will go into the Hall as a Dodger
The biggest tragedy of this process was a footnote in this video; how the Rays were played and led on. The Rays matched the Dodgers offer and did not pursue any other first basemen that year which is curious for the often savvy Rays front office. The legit and serious pursuit of Freeman was met with mockery and the aftermath has been heart wrenching, in terms of baseball things.
Not the first time the Rays have gone in for free agents as seen in the past with Matt Wieters (signed with Nats), Nelson Cruz (signed with Twins), and Craig Kimbrell (who signed with the Cubs). The pursuits are often ignored and the cherished narrative of the Rays being cheap continued to be spewed.
The Rays had to go with Choi as the primary first basemen last year and the holes in both offense and defense were felt. The Rays were quite in their playoff series against Cleveland and failed to match the mere three runs that the Guardians scored against them in the two games.
If the Rays were a bigger market or even a mid market, this would have been a story. However, because the narrative is easy to say the Rays don’t have fans and don’t spend money, their pursuits of Freeman are ignored or treated a footnote as seen in this video.
It seems like big-market free agents by and large don't want to play for the Rays. Having a terrible old stadium in a bad location with bad home attendance is probably a big factor despite the Rays being competitive almost every year.
@@magicoddeffect In terms of your response, it a bit weak and generic.
Have you personally been to the Trop? If so, why do you “feel” the stadium is so bad?
The regular season attendance is near the bottom since 2009, but that argument is quickly quieted in the playoffs.
How does your response relate to my above comment? Are you implying that Freeman would never sign with the Rays because the stadium and the fans? Why string the Rays along then? If that is your point, that the Rays never had a chance than you merely proved my point that the Rays were the real losers because they were lead on.
The “narrative” Tampa doesn’t have fans or spend money? Please direct everyone to the line of big time contracts handed out by the Rays. And no one ever said Tampa “doesn’t have fans” But it’s probably not the best look for a team who’s continually in the mix to playing in front of a half empty dome year in and year out…unless that’s all just photoshopped and the “Trop” is packed out on a nightly basis. Way to show up in the playoffs to support your hometown team though, and try to use that to justify it being a ghost town throughout the reg season…Just keep on boo hoo’ing and not supporting the team with half empty stadiums while the actual team is putting up ridiculous numbers and gets off to a shit hot start…Something seemingly every other city and fan base would kill for, but y’all just wait for the playoffs to make that number back up. Oh yeah, your sob story could’ve easily been shortened had you just remembered no one gives a shit about the Devil Rays or Rays or whatever your team playing in front of a half empty stadium calls itself now.
That argument was certainly not quieted in the playoffs lol
The Rays have no track record of Winning. Also, on ESPN they constantly tell us about the terrible stadium and low attendance. Yes they were used for negation purposes.
Sorry Braves fans- after 2024 WS- Freddie is now and forever a Dodger
If he wins another WS then maybe
@@user-dr2ym5jr7lYou do realize Dodgers won their World Series title with Buehler and Yamamoto still trying to recover from injury? Ohtani in Rehab? Gonsolin, Glasnow, Kershaw, May are sidelined? As long as they can get back on their feet with all these starting pitchers. And Dodgers has the best records in MLB of going into the player off with basically their 80% of their starting pitchers missing.
@@Icedstrikerthat’s the scary part. The entire season we didn’t get to see them at full strength. Even more so in the playoffs & they still skated through the league 😮💨
@@Icedstrikerthey had 30 percent starting pitching and beat 2 good teams and the Yankees who looked slow and disorganized.
2 of my best friends from the navy are a Red Sox and Braves fan. I sent them a thank you message.
Love the breakdown but hear me out. You left something extremely important at the end and what I hypothesize as the reason Freddie Fired his agent.
The Braves last public offer was 5yr 140Mill paid in full by 2026.
The Dodgers offer was 6yr 162Mill which looks solid on the surface but it has 57MM deferred meaning he won’t get paid in full until 2040. Usually the most basic of math in a capital Gains competition the Braves offer is worth more by 2040 even with super conservative investing strategies. So it’s one of 3 things.
1) Freddie didn’t know the Dodgers offer was deferred for so long and realized the math later was WAY less.
2) Braves offered another offer in which Freddie was not told by the Agency
3) Or the hardball ultimatum wasn’t discovered until he went to Atlanta. Keeping in mind he didn’t even get Ultimatum money in the end. So the agent was playing with cards he didn’t have.
Taking so much deferred $ is IDIOTIC for a player, brilliant for teams and agents. That money will be decimated in purchasing power by inflation, which is and will be running at a real 5+% or more annual rate for decades to come, and the player is effectively giving the team an interest free loan, losing 30-50% of the money's value in just one decade. And the agent, of course, get his commission upon signing. These are really dumb deals for players to take, and if that wasn't disclosed, not only firing the guy was correct but that's a SERIOUS breech of fiduciary duty. I refuse to believe an agent would do that. Plus all players have lawyers too combing over every inch of these deals that would have informed him.
Freeman looks good in Dodger blue! We'll retire him as a Dodger lmao.
I'll bet my entire life's savings his Hall of Fame hat will either be a Braves hat or a neutral hat. There's zero chance it's a Dodgers hat.
We built our WS yall bought yours...LA fans are so classless
@@lightpen1005 you have no idea what you are talking about. cry more that your ownership doesn't care about winning.
@ typical classless Dodger fan response 😂
@@lightpen1005if we win another 2-3 rings this decade he will retire as a dodger no doubt plus he loves LA we got chemistry in our team
Lol them not wanting to give Freeman more money cause he was aging here we are two years later and hes the World Series MVP. Those analytics are never always absolute
He would have made more money in Georgia, particularly since he gets it sooner so with inflation and low-risk investment. Someone just didn’t give him the right advice to understand it. Doesn’t matter now though
...Aaaannnddd he's now a WS champion again, WS mvp, and guaranteed future hall of famer. It's a feel good story indeed. He's home. No worries.
you get it.
Braves ain’t got Othani.betts.teo
As a lifelong Braves fan, I love Freddie and he was a great loss. But Olson is a class act and an excellent first baseman. The era of Freddie is gone and done and the era of Olson is here. He may lack Freddie's contact, but he's got great power.
Chipper Jones, who is a friend of Freeman, just dispelled this myth on Twitter. Freeman left on his own accord, not because his agent was holding anything back from him. Also, replacing Freeman with Matt Olson is not the reason the Braves didn't make it to the WS. Freeman got a chance to shine on a more consistent and talented team from top to bottom. This year was finally the year where I think Freeman was finally comfortable being a Dodger.
Why did this pop up in my algo after he got mvp 😂😂
I have been a fan of his since the Rome Braves. I went to a lot of Lexington Legends games in those years. It’s wild how Atlanta chose Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman back to back in the 2007 MLB Draft. That when the dust settled Freeman was the much bigger star. The downturn in the minors really is a tragedy. A whole lot of fans really loved their teams. Lexington kept a team, but not an MiLB one. And just leaving the South Atlantic League did it for me. Anyways, great video.
He went home and is winning more than he would in ATL. Freddie made the right choice
bros agent lowkey saved him
Send that agent a gift basket 🧺!!
As a Dodgers fan, I was so upset to see Freddie crying when he returned to ATL but now he's my favorite player LFG!!! 2024 World Series Champions
That’s so sad that his Mom witnessed his first home run and didn’t get to witness all of his successes in the MLB😢
she’s probably watching proudly
This is one of the premier baseball channels on the internet, and deserves to at least double its subscriber base.
Despite of what people think for the Freddie’s ex-agent. Braves never offered any 6-year deal to Freddie Freeman, and I believe that’s what Freddie was looking for. Sometimes to a player, it’s not just about the money.
Freeman is home now 💙💙
This is gonna be a tough watch :( Damn you Casey Close!
*Nahhh…. It’s not like he is Chipper Jones, or Andrew Jones or something… and Freeman wasn’t even the best player on his own team…Acuna was.* 🤷♂️😴😴😴
7:31 Including his home run off Josh Hader in the 8th to give the Braves the lead in that game in the division series
Remember when he struck out 7 times straight against the Dodgers in the NLCS? 😆 that was brutal.
Freddie has even more success as a Dodger. Now he's Baseball legend, not just a team one.
It was Fate, his destiny was to be the only player in MLB History to hit a walk off Grand SLAM in the WS. Doing this in his home state for his Father. 🙏 🙏 🙏
It’s 2024, as a big Braves fan, I’m still so mad at Casey Close!! And still incredibly sad bc of his loss on the team! I love Matt Olson, but no one can replace Freeman!!
It was so stupid to assume that Freddie wouldn’t be as good because of his age, watching him in the WS and seeing how many home runs he hit, he definitely isn’t going to be lacking in performance
I work at a sportswear retail store where we sell a lot of braves merchandise. Everytime I see someone browsing the jerseys I always half-jokingly apologize as a dodger for "stealing Freeman" from them
my understanding is that Freeman wanted more years and the Braves didn't want to give an older player alot years and got Olsen who is younger from Georgia so I think the Braves made the right decision
well, freddie freeman is now a 2x champion and world series mvp. i would say the dodgers won that trade. olson is damn good though.
Freddie Freeman’s Agent Earned Himself a Replica 2024 World Series Championship Ring courtesy of the LA Dodgers for delivering Freddie to them.
I think he was truly bummed about it for the first two seasons (when this video was released) but at this point, this man no longer cares. The landscape of Baseball is changing and he’s ahead of it.
In regards to the comment here saying he’ll go in the hall of fame as a Dodger, he’ll probably do the Maddux thing and not go in a team hat but since it’s kinda the leagues call now, we shall see.
As sad as folks think this is, in the end, 2 players went "home", and both teams stay good.
I hope he comes back before retiring
Love fine-aged milk. The clumps (cheese) have such a unique flavor
I'm still pissed at freemans agent love freeman and wish he could have stayed
*Nahhh…. It’s not like he is Chipper Jones, or Andrew Jones or something… and Freeman wasn’t even the best player on his own team…Acuna was.* 🤷♂️😴😴😴
You should be worshipping the ground AA walks on..
If he wanted to play in Atlanta, he would be playing in Atlanta.
M.O.N.E.Y. MTC was right, the deals that were made public were stupid. Freeman was a top 2 1B in the league and deserved a 6 year deal like he wanted.
I'm not so sure. I really do think his heart was here in Atlanta. I really think Freddie just let his agent handle it and trusted that he would ink the deal that would get him back to ATL. Unfortunately, he apparently wasn't in too much communication with his agent in the most critical of moments. That's on Freddie, man.
@@SynthMan65 On Freddie for trusting the agent, yes, but on the agent himself for getting too greedy, and by the time he was ready to get closer to a deal with the braves, they traded for Olson.
If only the situation could have been that simple.
Sounds like the agent was a greedy whore as well as ATL acting a little tight and overly frugal which looked like under appreciation of not disrespect.
Olson had a wonderful year, Braves are in good hands
way lower batting average/hits than Freddie, way more strikeouts. More HRs though...
They’re in great hands. Matt is their new Mets killer (Larry.2), leads the league in HR and RBI…individual batting average isn’t the valuable stat that so many people think it is, team BA is.
I wish this all never happened but then I remember we wouldn’t have Matt Olson
I remember when the Braves made a bobblehead of Chipper and Freddie riding on the ATV😂
Would be awesome if Freddie himself saw this video and read all of the comments. Regardless of what really happened, he will always be loved by Brave’s Country.
As a Mets fan I have and will always hate the Braves and even I felt it was wrong when he signed with LA lol. That’s like letting chipper bounce
Ironically you are a Mets fan because the Dodgers bounced to LA!
Dude, Freddie let himself "bounce".
Of course you hate us...we OWN dat azz
Chop On
@@kushclarkkent6669 their colors are orange and blue to represent the 2 new york teams who they replaced ( mets and dodgers).
Looks better in Dodger blue.
It worked out pretty good for the Dodgers, and as a Mets fan, I'm glad he is out of the division. I am also happy that the Yankees got to feel the pain of playing against him😂.
Glad I found this now. :)
He was destined to be a Dodgers Legend.💙
I didn't realize what had happened. Thanks for sharing this. You can tell he wanted to be a Brave for life. At the end of the day, Freddie should have just called him up directly, much like A-rod did with Steinbrenner when things weren't happening the way they should. I'm glad he will live forever in Dodger lore though. That GS will be played 100 years from now.
He got the Dodgers what they should've got years ago in 2013 after they beat the Braves in NLDS Uribe homer
I honestly blame both the agent and the Braves organization, and partly Freddie (he was just too trusting). I’m not faulting Freddie, or saying he’s a bad person, he grew up in LA, so it makes sense if he wanted to play there. But, most likely, I think he just put WAYYY too much trust in his agent, agents are post to have YOUR best interests, but unfortunately most agents are just looking for the biggest cash grab. I don’t think he fully comprehended that. He might have also wanted more years w the Braves, bc he did clearly love that team, and maybe wanted the most out of it considering he probably will retire sooner than later. I’m not him, so ofc I’ll never know what his decision truly was, and why. But, I think he was just be too naive and trusting. Also, it is also def the Braves fault bc w out really even talking to Freddie, decided to already trade him, so before he even decided he was already removed form the team. It’s also his agents fault, bc no agent should hide info like that, he KNEW Freddie would accept the final offer. Smh 🤦♀️ that agent shouldn’t be an agent and I love Matt Olson, but he can’t replace Freddie and the kind of leader he was! Braves should’ve realized that, and Freddie, I’m sorry you had to learn the hard way, I’ve been there, and it sucks, wish he, at least learned sooner, since he might retire soon. Also the agent and the company should be ashamed of themselves!
The real MVP is Freddie's ex agent. Freedie "Ffnn" Freedman is now a World Series MVP and is cemented in history with that grand slam hr in the first game of the World Series. Freedie when he retires will not be remembered as an Atlanta Braves he will be remembered as an L.A Dodgers
I’m a dodger fan I like freeman, but I felt bad for him on that deal.
As a huge Mets fan, I have a lot of respect for Freddie.
Great video bro, but Freddie should be a brave in my opinion ( still love matt though lol).
100% agree
As a Dodgers fan, I agree with you that he should have retired a Brave, but I'm happy he's with us now, too. We will take good care of him here. Our fans already love him :)
Olson is the only silver lining in this situation. AA knew he had to go get him after the Freddit situation.
Dunno why this clip pop out as recommendation but hey Freddie was lucky he stayed with Dodgers 😂
Didn't this all happen before he went to the Dodgers? The offer was never there after he went to the Dodgers. So it wasn't a mater of staying with the Dodgers. At least that's what I gathered from this video (not a big baseball fan)
Going to the hall of fame as a DODGER
Now he’s a 2 time champ
Change the title to "How Freddie Freeman's agent got him a World Series ring"
I don't know how this got into my feed, but it's cool. BTW, Freddie's contract with the Dodgers is even more ridiculous because most of it is deferred lmao. So he's playing for a lot less than the 162 million for the duration of the contract.
He could always get traded home! Pujols came back (little different scenario)
Whoa! ...wait a minute here... Let me first say that I was and still am a big fan of Freddie Freeman. You mentioned that, in an interview (680 the Fan) Chipper Jones told us how he warned Freddie that he is playing a very dangerous game. What you left out of that very same interview is how Chipper Jones explained how involved he is with his agent at negotiation time. Chipper Jones: "Let me remind some young baseball players of something and it's a rule that I've lived by... since early on in my career: When you hire representation, remember one thing, they work for you, it's not the other way around, okay? ...And... I feel like that is very pertinent in this situation." So chipper is saying albeit very politely, that at the end of the day, it was Freddie's fault that he's a Dodger. Freddie is a very nice, standup guy, but that doesn't mean everyone else around him is.
This is business and unfortunately at the end of the day, an agent in an agency only has one thing on their mind: Getting his player signed at the highest rate the agent can get because it's a feather in the agent and the agency's cap -- not the talent he's representing. That's the cold hard truth here folks. This may have been a very tough lesson for Freeman to have learned in such a very public forum but I'm sorry, at the end of the day, that he's a Dodger is his own fault. So, I think I would have titled this video: "How Freddie Freeman Took His Eye off the Ball and Became an L.A. Dodger".
In retrospect, it was a horrible deal where he could lose up to $57M if the Dodgers decided to cut him at any point during that contract. Five for $135 M in Atlanta without any clauses for losing a penny is a much better deal compared to the high taxation he'll face in the state of CA.
nobody can tell me FF didn't know what his agent was doing at the time and if that is the case FF is a fuckin idiot to let someone else worry about his money by the way no matter if the Dodgers cut FF he will get his money it is guaranteed
@@jerryneil8558 dont be pissed at me, I'm just telling you what Chipper Jones said. He and chipper were best buds at the time and he told FF exactly what would happen. AA had a job to do and he did it.
@@SynthMan65 I am not mad at all
This writes as a coping Braves fan. It is Freddie fault he is a Dodger? I'm sorry what? Did you not see how his agent went behind his back and just destroyed the Braves deal? There is a reason Freddie fried them because if he didn't then, eah, it would be his fault 100%. I feel bad for him because it wasn't his fault and Freddie knows he only has so many years left. Those contracts with the Braves were not that great and it is clear the Braves want to sign productive talent on the cheap if they can be. I do feel your GM is taking advantage of young kids from poor backgrounds just so he can get them to sign these contracts that don't pay all that well. I respect how you guys are planning ahead but don't like how you are taking advantage of young players.
@@KazeShikamaru dude... "bag is bag" -Michael Harris II
As a dodger fan who knew how good Freddie was before he was a dodger.. idk if it was just that he had a great year but one of the most consistent players . I could remember one slump last year. And honestly more warning track outs/hits than I’ve ever seen. If he put a little more effort into his power I feel like he could drop 40 on the regular
He's probably the most consistent hitter we have, with Mookie not far behind
Freddie could hit more homers (he hit 38 one year with Atlanta) but that's not his game. Dodger fans shouldn't want that. Freeman hits situationally. If a single wins the game, he hits the single. He's also shift-proof. I'm sure Dodger's fans have realized by now that every single time Freeman gets shifted he just takes the ball the other way. In Freeman's view, if you shift him you are just giving him a free hit and he will take it every time. I can't tell you how many times I watched teams get burned for shifting Freeman. Freeman's bat is basically a better version of Trea Turner but Freeman has the ability to hit for more power on top of that. I appreciate this video because it is obvious Freeman's agents wanted to direct him to LA for their own purposes. I didn't even realize that his agents get a portion of his endorsement money and that says it all right there. Freeman was going to get more endorsements in LA and his agents wanted that money. If I were an athlete I would hire an agent but more as a consultant. I would want to be in the room during all negotiations. No way I'm letting someone else negotiate behind my back who can make themselves more money if they do what I don't want them to do. When an agent gets endorsement money that's a clear conflict of interest IMO and I would have to be in the room whenever they negotiate. The smart move is never give any agent endorsement money.
Freddies approach is a line drive over the SSs head..
Thinking Freddie’s game is about hitting homers should watch him more. He’s never been an all or nothing like most of MLB.
@@madduxno331 Very true. Also referencing the first comment about Freeman having "maybe one slump" per season is about right. He's not only shift proof but he's as close to slump proof as you can get. The guy adjusts at the plate better than Pujols did in his prime and that's saying a lot. Freeman's slumps usually go like this:
Step 1) Freeman has been great at the plate all season.
Step 2) He might not have a great stretch at the plate for a week or so.
Step 3) Fans start to say "you know what? Freeman's in kind of a mini slump. He hasn't been himself for almost 2 weeks!"
Step 4) Freddie realized before the fans did and by the time anyone says it the mini-slump is over and he's hitting for the cycle to start off a great stretch.
Step 5) His fans realize that is the only "slump" he will have all season and the MVP conversations start back up.
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Globally he's going to be remembered as a Dodger. Sorry, Braves fans
He is a Brave for life not everything has to be about money bro…. They make enough money don’t leave what you love for money If you’re not happy where you are money wont make u feel better!
*He has multiple chances to play in Atlanta.. if he wanted to be a Brave, he would’ve stayed. He showed no loyalty towards you lose Braves fans, and chose money over you.*
Another year later and as a dodger fan I can’t even see Freddie in a Braves uni. The guy is a legend and personally even if Freddie had tried to use ATL for the advantage, they could’ve traded for Olson at any time. I want it to backfire on anthoplos, they should’ve never extended Olson and gave him exactly what Freddie wanted right away as soon as Olson landed in Atlanta. Such a terrible move by the GM.
Love reading back to all these people saying Olson is better and Freddie isnt clutch. LOL!
Ive been a Braves fan for 40 yrs and Still Love Freeman! My favorite current player and will be until he retires…
As a butthurt Yankees fan, screw that agent 🤦🏾♂️
He didn’t ruin it, he made it better with the dodgers
I was not surprised because I had guessed Freemen would go to the Dodgers to raise his kids in his hometown. I'm not Freeman for doing this but I am disappointed he couldn't just make make that decision earlier & not put the team in jeopardy having to find a replacement last minute. Luckily the Braves had planned on this possibly situation & got Matt Olson. I like having Matt Olson more because he is a Home Town Player & was a Braves Fan growing up. Chipper said Freddie is going to play where he wants to play & I think he knew it would happen as well. People must remember the Braves made offers for 2 years & if you take taxes into account the average per year wasn't much different. Freeman could come back to ATL & retire as a DH though because he obviously loves ATL. Sure I miss his consistancing but I really like Matt Olson.
Yea I agree Freddie will always be respected and a a Brave
He is gonna lose over 2 million extra per season in just taxes, Georgia's state tax is 5.75% California's state tax is 13.2% compared to to the 5 yr/135 the Braves offered him originally he is gonna lose out on 10 Million thru those 5 seasons in Taxes his Agent is getting paid the same either way. That's probably why he Fired him.
Also why is deal with the Rays was better.
lol. How does Anthopoulos get away with coming off as innocent on this.
Don't know why anyone of Freddie's stature would use him as an agent. If you want max money, which is the niche Close seems to be in, then why not just use Boras? If you want an agent that will actually try to look out for your best interests and not their own, I'd look elsewhere. That said, I do think Close handled the Dansby free agency pretty well. Hard to blame Dansby for taking $70M+ more than what the Braves offered.
Actually Freddie ruined his chance to stay in Atlanta. The front office had given him a few different offers during the season and he turned down every one of them. Then he just disappeared once the season was over even admitting he had zero communication with the Braves. You would think once you get into December/January and not hearing anything he would pick up the phone and call Alex and ask what is going on. That never happened apparently. Freddie is not an innocent victim in this.
Thank you. Everybody in this comment section are delusional af.
The Lockout happened they couldn't contact Freddie...
@@bamafan5099 Even still. Freddie admitted to disappearing and the Braves said they offered Freddie multiple chances to re-sign during that season. The Braves were trying to get a deal done before the offseason and Freddie turned them all down. Why didnt Freddie contact the Braves once the lockout ended??
Freddy's agent will always be a scumbag in my opinion. I will dislike that guy forever.
I think he is doing just fine in LA
He gets to play in front of his family his hometown !!World Champs 2024
Well might have ruined his chances to return to Atlanta but he's a dodger now, won a world series championship, world series mvp and hitv4 consecutive homeruns...been 4 years so get over it braves fans...he a dodger now and sees his dad frequently since his dad lives in LA 😂😂😂😂
His Hall of Fame bust will have a Dodgers hat
Freeman is a LA kid, he is home…
Update Freddy won the world series.
Freddie dont have time for that he's busy winning the world series.
after the way the Braves management handled Swanson, it seems like Atlanta is just ice cold about this stuff, Swanson is a hometown guy and they pretty much just gave him lowball offers and then ghosted him
Letting Swanson walk and replacing him with cheap Arcia has worked out beautifully. AA has been a great GM aside from the Ozuna contract.
@@petebreadwards8737 yeah, I don't think the freeman/Swanson decisions are bad ones, they got good, younger replacements on cheaper contracts. Just seems like they don't put much weight in loyalty or sentimentality, which admittedly don't win championships but was clearly hard for a lot of fans.
Letting Swanson walk was a mistake, but they have prospects younger than Swanson and the Braves management trust there prospects
@@BostonianRailFanletting Swanson walk was the best thing. He’s a fantastic infielder .. not so much a hitter. Also he’s shit the bed this season and Arica is an all star .
Freddy wanted to stay in atlantabut Atlanta knew he was aging.So they replaced him because the agent wanted more money and I don't know why Atlanta did it agree to the 6 years, but I'm glad they didn't.Because the dodgers are world series champions m v p freddy freeman
I look at this lineup and I think what if we had Acuna Albies Freeman Riley Olson (DH) Murphy Harris Arcia Rosario. I’d trade Morton/Ozuna and 1 full year worth of draft picks for Freeman on the condition the LAD pay for him after 2028.
Olson would not be a Braves if the Braves had kept freeman. Freeman maybe a better average and contact hitter but Olson is a much better power hitter. Olson fits the 4th hole better than freeman ever would have. Had freeman still been a Braves he would been hitting 2nd
@@benjaminwalters7800 He’d hit .315BA .385OBP while hitting over .300 with RISP. Scoring runs and driving runs in is what wins games and Freddie was great at it. I also believe if Matt would have agreed to bring a DH the Braves make that deal for a handful of Minor Leaguers and Ozuna
To all the sad Atlanta fans to this day. Us dodger fans feel for you but hope you know how much we love to have Freddy
Doesn't make it any better lol especially after him winning world series MVP just now. I love to see him succeed in la but damn I wish he was still a brave
This video is too long.
After Freddie declined,ATL offered $165 to what’s his name. Much more than their final to FF so no agent dint botch it ATL and in prefer to save face they put out that story a week before LA went to ATL.FF had an emotional reaction towards his agent.
As a Yankees fan I blame the Yankees for not trading for Olsen when they had the chance and preventing any of this from happening 😭