Quote Originally Posted by Carp View Post
This isn't a phenomena that is especially limited to 1b though. I posted an analysis a few months back showing that 1b over 30 aren't really any more or less likely to see a huge drop in production than any other position.
I think the difficult thing to consider with Freeman is, is he going to be the face of the franchise who you want to keep here his whole career. I'm not saying he's Chipper Jones, and Chipper certainly had some injury issues but was able to remain pretty productive. If Freeman can remain productive, and is willing to stay here at a reasonable rate, we really have to consider the Public Relations value of keeping him around.