Freddie Freeman

Atkins added "it's unlikely that we don't add another position player," citing the infield as the most obvious place to add a bat. Toronto has been linked to ...

The team's defense would take a big hit, but the Blue Jays have enough pitching and would have enough offense to paper over a poor defense, at least in theory. Toronto has to consider how these two would coexist for the next 5-6 years, assuming of course they sign Guerrero to a long-term contract extension. Cabrera and Fielder were a dominant middle of the lineup combination, though the club's defense took an enormous hit, so much so that Fielder was eventually traded and Cabrera moved back to first. He moved to first base full-time in 2020, and this year he broke out as one of the game's great hitters. Vlad Jr. came up through the minors as a third baseman and he played the position his first season in the big leagues. Toronto has been linked to Freeman since before the lockout, and their interest has continued in recent days.

Toronto fans' thumbs are sore from consistent refreshing of social media feeds, in the hopes that someone will soon announce Freeman to the Jays.

There, Charlie met his favourite baseball player — Fernando Tatis Jr. Charlie has also been called a “fashion icon” after suiting up in style for Atlanta’s red-carpet send off before flying to Houston for last year’s World Series, and can make his own mark on the ball field. He may not seems like an obvious fit for the Jays, but it can work: The Jays already have a first baseman in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., which does make a deal for Freeman seem redundant. His 2020 MVP turn was particularly impressive: That’s given how the season started for Freeman. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 in early July 2020, about three weeks before the shortened season was set to begin. Signing the native of California, who is known as much for his leadership off the field as his play on it, was a pipe dream for some Jays fans long before Freeman’s contract with the Atlanta Braves was up last fall. He’s part Canadian: Freeman was born and raised in California, but has roots north of the border. Thumbs are sore from consistent refreshing of social media feeds, in the hopes that someone will soon announce Freeman to the Jays.

It would have made sense if Freddie Freeman wanted to leave the Atlanta Braves back in March 2016. An MVP contender in his prime, he stood alone on a Braves ...

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Two weeks ago, we showed you Tennessee Titans general manager Jon Robinson bursting into tears when asked about what he would do differently if the Titans ...

In recent weeks, both Anthopoulos and Robinson have forced to us to reconsider. Robinson’s waterworks apparently kicked off Crying GM SZN, which continued on Monday when Atlanta Braves front-office honcho Alex Anthopoulos got a bit of warning-track dust in his eyes when asked about the imminent departure of franchise legend Freddie Freeman. He took the L about as hard as a fella can.

It's been a quiet few days as Blue Jays fans have waited to see if there is another star coming to Toronto, but that could change in a real hurry.

For example, let’s say that the Red Sox miss out on both Freeman and Schwarber. It’s entirely possible that means they have some money to spend, and maybe that leads them to the Castellanos, or even Jansen market. Olson is due what appears to be a very team-friendly 168 million over the next eight years, or roughly 21 million per year on average. Now that Freeman knows he’s not going back to Atlanta, I believe that the decision about his next home is the biggest key to the current free agent market.

The Atlanta Braves essentially bowed out of the race when they swung a blockbuster trade with the Oakland A's to acquire Matt Olson. The Los Angeles Dodgers, ...

We’re all eagerly awaiting the arrival of the promising prospect and it would be tough to part with him. Freeman would be an excellent addition to the lineup but we shouldn’t get our hopes up. If the Red Sox sign Freeman, it may signal that they are willing to take their time developing Casas. As impressive as he was last season in the minor leagues and the Olympics, Casas only spent nine games at the Triple-A level. The question is whether or not Freeman is the right choice to spend up for. Boston has some room in their budget and they might even be willing to cross the tax threshold this year after staying under the last two seasons. According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the Red Sox have joined the Freddie Freeman sweepstakes.