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Freddie Freeman - the best hitter in Major League Baseball?
Posted on 5/17/17 at 7:44 am
Posted on 5/17/17 at 7:44 am
We don’t appreciate Freddie Freeman enough - SBNation
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Over his last 130 games dating back to that cycle, Freeman has hit .338/.440/.680 with 37 homers and 86 extra-base hits overall. That 1121 OPS even beats out what Mike Trout has done over the same stretch, and by 51 points. It's better than what Bryce Harper produced in 2015, when he led the NL in basically everything en route to a 198 OPS+. Freeman is leading the NL with 13 homers this season, putting him on pace for 60 over 162 games.
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Freeman has very quietly been one of the top hitters in baseball, if not the best hitter, since the start of last summer. No one has noticed because he's on the rebuilding Braves, who were carried out of last year's awful start by climbing on Freeman's back, and have struggled this year in spite of what he's accomplishing. Freeman is 27, hitting as well as anyone in the game, and also happens to be under contract over the next five years at just $106.5 million. He never gets the attention that other sluggers do, but maybe we should all make a point of changing that.
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Posted on 5/17/17 at 9:44 am to SummerOfGeorge
So Freddie is going to end up being the Dale Murphy of the 2010s?
Posted on 5/17/17 at 9:52 am to tylerdurden24
Sad face
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:05 am to SummerOfGeorge
At least he can attain Braves God status alongside Murphy even if the team doesn't do shite.
Or maybe it's because I'm a UGA fan and I'm used to seeing guys like AJ Green and Justin Houston and Hines Ward and Champ Bailey leave UGA with nothing to show for it other than a stellar individual career.
Or maybe it's because I'm a UGA fan and I'm used to seeing guys like AJ Green and Justin Houston and Hines Ward and Champ Bailey leave UGA with nothing to show for it other than a stellar individual career.
Posted on 5/17/17 at 10:40 am to SummerOfGeorge
Freddie is a frickin monster. I hope to god we can get good before he gets too old/out of it. Unless the Falcons do it soon, this town will not see another title for probably decades.
Posted on 5/17/17 at 12:45 pm to atlgamecockman
So he's what, 7 years in to his MLB career? I don't remember how long we have him on contract but if the rebuild projections are accurate, he'll be an integral part of some competitive teamsz
Posted on 5/17/17 at 12:50 pm to gatorhata9
He made his debut in September of 2010.
He turns 28 this September.
He turns 28 this September.
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