The expectations were reasonably high for Freddie Freeman in 2019 and (in the regular season) he absolutely delivered. However, Freeman has some work to do on his pride as he played in meaningless games down the stretch of the season just on principle. That ended up costing him in the Postseason, and as a result might’ve also cost the Braves a chance to win the National League (and more).
Statline: 158 games, 38 home runs, 121 RBI, 138wRC+, .389 OBP, .938 OPS, 4.0 fWAR
What went right?
Let’s start out with Freeman’s outstanding regular season.