Matt Olson to Braves!

Hudson2 said:
I’m completely shocked with Freddie still out there. I’m a big Olson fan and we save a bunch of money here. Super sad the Freddie era is over
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Price probably goes up a bit once Freeman is off the table. Plus the same two other teams chasing Freddie were chasing Olson.
 
PawPawMaxwell said:
Absolutely no viable reason to sign Freddie now. Also Im sure AA called Freddie before closing the deal with the A's.
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Ozuna probably LF and Olson DH… Matt Olson contract probably is cheaper that Soler. We still have Waters and Harris coming to play center field.
 
Wow. Unreal. So many mixed emotions.

Obviously sad to see Freddie go, but I think that contract becomes an albatross by 2024. We just can't allow that to happen. So glad we got to experience a World Series with him before he moved on.

I might be in the majority, but I'm actually more excited about Contreras' upside than Langeliers. I think Shea ends up being something like a rich man's Zunino, which would've been great for our roster. But I think Contreras has a shot to be really, really special.

Cusick profiles as a (good) reliever to me with a big fastball- I don't see anything there as a starter. Didn't like the pick at the time and this doesn't crush me.

I was starting to really like Pache based on his Twitter account alone and I still think he ends up having a good career. Shame to trade low on someone like him, but I get it. A little worried about CF defensively now- never felt comfortable with Duvall there.

I like Estes a lot more than most. He's probably the one who- especially in the A's org- I can see really biting us down the road.

But the bottom line is we found a way to ensure that our decline at 1B is marginal at best. We did it with an Atlanta kid who is in his prime and who we can keep around awhile, but we also keep our options open in the shorter term. Not only that, but we have an extra $18ish million to spend this season, which is exciting on its own. I truly think this was the best possible outcome.
 
Now we hope for Freddie to end up in the AL. Would be incredibly cool for him to go to Toronto.
 
AA finally makes the big trade and....I like it

Sucks that Freddie is gone but if he wants the super long deal then so be it.

Braves and Dodgers in the playoffs this year will have even more storylines. It's becoming quite the rivalry.
 
For what its worth Olson was better than Freeman in things like Barrel/PA & and overall barrel percentage.
 
Now we await the cringe Freddie Freeman Player’s Tribune article talking about how the fans and city of Atlanta molded him into the man he is today.

”You took this young Canadian boy from Southern California and showed him how to have some Soul. Thank you ATL.”
 
Outstanding. Better production, lower salary, less risk of decline, and traded from positions of depth. I'm willing to help Anthopolous push the wheelbarrow that he must need to carry those balls around. Great move. Go get paid Freddie.
 
AA should be fired if FF signs within $15 of our offer and for trading Lango.
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Where will Olson sign in two years when we go through the same song and dance with him?
 
Very good chance most of the fans in Braves County have zero clue who Matt Olson is. But they’ll be super prideful that they can brag he’s from ATL a hometown boy.
 
Acuña’s Bat Flip;850855 said:
AA should be fired if FF signs within $15 of our offer and for trading Lango.
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Where will Olson sign in two years when we go through the same song and dance with him?
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Two years from now we’d be starting to pay for Freddie’s decline years, so I’m not much worried about what happens then.
 
McCann'sCans said:
Wow. Unreal. So many mixed emotions.

Obviously sad to see Freddie go, but I think that contract becomes an albatross by 2024. We just can't allow that to happen. So glad we got to experience a World Series with him before he moved on.

I might be in the majority, but I'm actually more excited about Contreras' upside than Langeliers. I think Shea ends up being something like a rich man's Zunino, which would've been great for our roster. But I think Contreras has a shot to be really, really special.

Cusick profiles as a (good) reliever to me with a big fastball- I don't see anything there as a starter. Didn't like the pick at the time and this doesn't crush me.

I was starting to really like Pache based on his Twitter account alone and I still think he ends up having a good career. Shame to trade low on someone like him, but I get it. A little worried about CF defensively now- never felt comfortable with Duvall there.

I like Estes a lot more than most. He's probably the one who- especially in the A's org- I can see really biting us down the road.

But the bottom line is we found a way to ensure that our decline at 1B is marginal at best. We did it with an Atlanta kid who is in his prime and who we can keep around awhile, but we also keep our options open in the shorter term. Not only that, but we have an extra $18ish million to spend this season, which is exciting on its own. I truly think this was the best possible outcome.
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This is pretty much exactly my take, re the prospects involved. I liked Estes a lot, had hope for Pache rebounding, like Contreras better than Langeliers long-term, and think Cusick is a huge wildcard with substantial reliever risk.

But that's what it takes to acquire—all due respect to Freeman—probably the current best 1B in the game, this side of Toronto.
 
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