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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    There is no guarantee on this. Freddie is a first ballot HOF player.

    Olson is not.
    Zero chance Freddie is a first ballot HOF yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Zero chance Freddie is a first ballot HOF yet
    Until the Dodgers win the World Series this year and he takes home MVP.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Until the Dodgers win the World Series this year and he takes home MVP.
    we all know the cards and their black magic will beat them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    Freddie is not currently a first ballot HOFer. And there is no guarantee he's still good in 3 years.
    Still good?

    Come on now. He won’t be the best first basemen in baseball in a few years but he will still be good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zbhargrove View Post
    Zero chance Freddie is a first ballot HOF yet
    I’m projecting. He needs another 3-5 great years.

    Matt Olson needs to have a big 3-5 years to even be considered for the hall.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    Still good?

    Come on now. He won’t be the best first basemen in baseball in a few years but he will still be good.
    The best 1b of all time was done at 35

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    The best 1b of all time was done at 35
    If you’re referencing pujols there was an obvious reason for that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    The best 1b of all time was done at 35
    Why did we want Olson thru age 36 then?

    FF woulda been 37 after 5 years

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    The best 1b of all time was done at 35
    More like 33. Although he was still a decent hitter until 37.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Why did we want Olson thru age 36 then?

    FF woulda been 37 after 5 years
    Our window is likely closed well before the end of Olson’s contract. That’s why.

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    Oh goodie. More Freeman debates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thethe View Post
    If you’re referencing pujols there was an obvious reason for that.
    Yes. Players generally decline in their mid 30's without help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
    Why did we want Olson thru age 36 then?

    FF woulda been 37 after 5 years
    Cy answered your question. But the Braves window will still be open while Freeman is likely to decline. Olson should not be in decline as the Braves window closes. Nothing is absolute of course but that's the reasoning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
    Yes. Players generally decline in their mid 30's without help.
    Especially in their late 30s......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mad Dog Murph View Post
    Oh goodie. More Freeman debates.
    The people continually bringing it up are the usual suspects who can’t ever grasp the full context of any topic.

    Just focus on the most recent 2-3 months, refuse to understand the bigger picture, and you too can be stuck obsessing about what Freeman is doing right now compared to what Olson is doing right now. By the time right now is in the past you’ll be able to act like you never said stupid things in the moment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
    The people continually bringing it up are the usual suspects who can’t ever grasp the full context of any topic.

    Just focus on the most recent 2-3 months, refuse to understand the bigger picture, and you too can be stuck obsessing about what Freeman is doing right now compared to what Olson is doing right now. By the time right now is in the past you’ll be able to act like you never said stupid things in the moment.
    You mean like game threads and complaining about every single pick in the draft threads???
    Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...

    Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?

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    Whether you like it or not the Freeman debates are going to continue until one of two things happens. He's either back here or his production falls completely off the cliff. So I would get used to it. No matter who you assign blame, Freddie, the Braves, or his reps, this fiasco will rank with the 1983 Butler situation, the Wren departure, and the Coppy situation as WTF Braves moments.

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    So people will continue blabbering until they are proven wrong, at which point they will shut up and act like they never said anything.

    Seems about right.

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    Rob Manfred is probably the worst commissioner baseball has had since the sport desegregated. His most recent blunder was this week when he was asked about why minor leaguers aren't paid a living wage. He responded that he disputes the premise that they aren't paid a living wage. A lot of minor leaguers are disagreeing and saying what they were paid, often between $5K and $12K for the season.

    I honestly think Manfred doesn't even like baseball.

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    If there's too much of a push to pay milb more, it'll just end up with less milb teams and a shorter draft

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