Freddie Freeman

[zbhargrove]

In Freeman's current 29 game hit streak he is hitting 382/477/673 - 1150 OPS with 7 homers and 27 RBI, 24 runs, and of course 2 steals.

He's no Bryce Harper, though.

[thewupk]

He's no Bryce Harper, though.

Definitely not on the same level as Bryce.

[mfree80]

In Freeman's current 29 game hit streak he is hitting 382/477/673 - 1150 OPS with 7 homers and 27 RBI, 24 runs, and of course 2 steals.

Cherry Picker!!!

[UNCBlue012]

In Freeman's current 29 game hit streak he is hitting 382/477/673 - 1150 OPS with 7 homers and 27 RBI, 24 runs, and of course 2 steals.

He's no MVP candidate though.

[thewupk]

He's no MVP candidate though.

He should be top 5 easily but won't thanks to the Braves crappy season. He's 3rd in fWAR in the NL. It's crazy how good of a season he is having but it seems nobody outside of Atlanta is even noticing it.

[thewupk]

6.2 fWAR (3rd in NL) and 156 WRC+ (tied for 1st in NL). Dudes become the player that we needed.

[nsacpi]

trade value will never be higher

[clvclv]

trade value will never be higher

And he'll be traded right after BOTH Coppy's arms are gone at this point.

This is not a shot at those who like to discuss those types of things to make interesting chatter on a message board - makes for interesting topics - but a Freeman trade is as close to never happening as a handful of others being traded or someone breaking Joe D's hit streak record or Ryan's no-hitter record.

Players that are as much "in play" as Freddie at this point:

Kershaw, Harper, Bryant, Arenado, Trout, Bumgarner, and maybe a few others.

No, you can never say "never", but the return would have to be so franchise-altering that someone would have to be crazy to meet the price.

[smootness]

Yeah, he has really turned a corner that I honestly didn't think he would ever turn. Which was fine, I was completely satisfied with the player he was. But if he can sustain something like this going forward, he's a massive piece in getting this team to where we want to be.

[bravesfanMatt]

Yeah, he has really turned a corner that I honestly didn't think he would ever turn. Which was fine, I was completely satisfied with the player he was. But if he can sustain something like this going forward, he's a massive piece in getting this team to where we want to be.

off wall theory.. FF seemed to get beaten by the shift last year. he was still having a good season when healthy, but man that shift ate a lot hits up. This year it seems he has changed his approach more to hit the ball in the air. I am not in ppsition to check FB/GB %.. but I would bet he is hitting more FB this year. whatever the reason for him having a break out season, I hope it continues. He would become a top ten talent that could lead a team to a championship.

[thewupk]

off wall theory.. FF seemed to get beaten by the shift last year. he was still having a good season when healthy, but man that shift ate a lot hits up. This year it seems he has changed his approach more to hit the ball in the air. I am not in ppsition to check FB/GB %.. but I would bet he is hitting more FB this year. whatever the reason for him having a break out season, I hope it continues. He would become a top ten talent that could lead a team to a championship.

You would be correct.

FB%
2015: 35.6%
2016: 40%

Opposite Field%
2015: 24.7%
2016: 30%

[bravesfanMatt]

You would be correct.

FB%
2015: 35.6%
2016: 40%

Opposite Field%
2015: 24.7%
2016: 30%

thanks, out of curiosity, is 2015 around his career norms? That is a bigger jump than I expected.

[thewupk]

thanks, out of curiosity, is 2015 around his career norms? That is a bigger jump than I expected.

It is. His profile has changed this year (higher K%, higher FB%, etc)and it looks like the end result has worked out. Hopefully it stays.